Six static caravans approved for holiday park

Six new static caravans have been approved for a North Yorkshire holiday park despite residents' objections.

Haven Leisure has been granted full planning permission from North Yorkshire Council for the caravans at its Primrose Valley site in Filey.

The caravans will be located within the existing park, between two existing groups of static homes.

More than 60 objectors raised concerns about the impact on wildlife, the loss of lake views and the "already insufficient facilities for holiday makers".

Filey Town Council also refused to support the application because of the "loss of amenity and green space" for residents, as well as "increased traffic and insufficient parking provision".

According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, each new caravan pitch will have two car parking spaces and the development includes decking, associated access, landscaping, and infrastructure works.

A report prepared by the council stated the proposal was visually proportionate to the existing caravan site.

It said the planned units were "low-level structures and inoffensive" that would be well-integrated into the area.

Planning officers said they did not consider there would be an undue un-neighbourly impact.

They concluded that while the comments made by the town council and caravan owners at the park were noted, the majority of issues raised concern about the management of the park, not particularly this proposal.

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