Ahead of the ENPA’s annual general meeting on June 10, a report by the chief executive, external concluded it was “necessary to pause the revision of car park operational hours on most of our sites to fully consider the consequences for users”.

It added that issues from overnight camping included those related to litter, waste and anti-social behaviour, as well as “not supporting existing legitimate caravan and camping sites operating in the local area”.

“The authority is committed to finding a solution to this problem, although it is not straightforward,” said the report, which is due to the discussed at the AGM.

Parking overnight is currently banned between 22:00 and 03:00 at nine of the sites, and between 22:00 and 06:00 at Llyn Tegid and Llangywer – the report recommended introducing parking restrictions at Llyn Tegid and Llangywer between 01:00 and 03:00 as part of a potential pilot scheme.