UK sees surge in disputes over new caravan parks and holiday lodges

The owners of the Black Horse Inn in Kirkby Fleetham have submitted a planning application for an £8m holiday park. The scheme includes 24 holiday lodges, conversion of existing buildings into 11 holiday lets, a new two-storey building for reception, shop, spa and staff accommodation, and a motorhome parking area. Local opinion is split: 38 objections have been received against 19 submissions in support. Objectors cite scale incompatibility, noise and light pollution, flood risk, and wildlife habitat loss. Supporters highlight economic benefits and support for the pub.

The owners of the Black Horse Inn in Kirkby Fleetham have submitted a planning application for an £8m holiday park. The scheme includes 24 holiday lodges, conversion of existing buildings into 11 holiday lets, a motorhome parking area, two padel courts, and two ponds. North Yorkshire Council has received 38 objections and 19 submissions in support.

Councillor Lee Waters (Ash Ind) has objected to two planning applications to change the residential curtilage on Nottingham Road into a caravan site with nine mobile homes and a site manager's office. He noted the site is within the green belt and over 50 resident objections have been submitted. Nottingham Council's highways department raised concerns about the current vehicular access being inadequate for two-way traffic and recommended widening.

Bristol City Council approved up to 60 temporary caravan pitches on the site of the former Whitchurch Sport Centre. Local residents raised concerns about air pollution from diesel generators and solid fuel heaters that may be used on site. The project will be rolled out in three phases, with impact assessments at each stage. This is part of the council’s plan to create 250 pitches, but only 158 have been approved so far, and the site is temporary with a three-year planning permission.

City of York Council approved plans to add seven lodges and a pod to York Lakeside Lodges, expanding the existing 14-unit site. Eleven objections cited potential property devaluation, noise, traffic congestion, and harm to wildlife. The council ruled that residents' reasonable amenity would not be materially harmed.

A former golf centre in Latchingdon, Essex, could be transformed into a leisure park. The plans include 20 grass pitches for touring caravans or motorhomes, 20 concrete-based pitches for static caravans, and 12 holiday cabins.

A former golf course in Latchingdon, Essex, could be transformed into a leisure park. The plans include 20 touring caravan or motorhome grass pitches, 20 static caravan pitches on concrete bases, and 12 holiday cabins on the 11-acre site.

East Riding of Yorkshire Council's planning committee voted to defer an application to expand Daneswood Caravan Park in Flamborough. The proposal seeks to increase pitches from 75 to 152 and relocate a caravan storage area to the site. The deferral allows for environmental comments and completion of a legal agreement securing a £20 annual contribution per new pitch.