Dartmoor National Park Authority

During this time the major proposals dealt with by the committee included extensions of china clay workings and coniferous plantations (which did not take place); the erection of a television transmitting mast at North Hessary Tor in 1953 (passed by the casting vote of the chairman);[2] and proposals to construct three reservoirs, of which the Avon Dam Reservoir (mid-1950s) and the Meldon Reservoir (1972) were built, but one planned for the Swincombe Valley was rejected by Parliamentary Committee in 1970, "on the grounds of the technical unsuitability of the scheme, not because it was sited in a national park".

[11] Like the other twelve National Park Authorities in England and Wales, the DNPA has two "statutory purposes" which it must pursue.

[13] It also publishes a bi-annual free newspaper known as The Dartmoor Guide and a number of factsheets on a range of relevant topics.

[18] To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the designation of Dartmoor as a national park, in 2001 the DNPA planned a number of initiatives.

[21] The Authority announced in April 2004 that it was microchipping about 200 granite artifacts on the moor, including crosses, to deter theft and aid the recovery of any that might be stolen.

[22] In January 2012 the Authority stated that due to the loss of 28% of its budget in the Government's 2010 Spending Review, it intended to start charging for car-parking on its land during the summer season.

[23] The cuts also meant that its regular series of guided walks on the moor would be provided by an independent company from April 2012.