Pickering residents object to plans for new caravan site
Residents from the picturesque village of Pickering have objected to plans for a new caravan site
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Homeowners in Pickering have protested at the Caravan and Camping Club's plans to build a campsite close to their properties.
According to the Gazette & Herald, almost 50 households in the Outgang Road area signed a petition against the proposal.
The club wishes to erect five caravan and ten tent pitches on low-lying wetland, but residents fear that their privacy will be breached and that the site could cause traffic problems on the narrow Outgang Road, which joins up with the A170.
Noting that opening a certificated site in a residential area could create excessive noise, they told the newspaper that the idea was "most unacceptable".
The Caravan and Camping Club has reportedly said that it will take the residents' concerns on board before pursuing its plans.
According to the petition, locals had no problem with the initial plans for five caravan pitches, but were worried by the prospect of the site holding ten tents.
Meanwhile, the Clitheroe Advertiser recently reported that a residents at a local caravan site had raised £350 for charity.