The Caravan Club could have a fight on its hands to push thorugh plans to redevelop an Aberdeenshire-based park after a councillor launched a campaign to oppose the proposed work.
A planning application for the Queen Elizabeth caravan park in Stonehaven was submitted to the local council last month.
The plans will see the site undergo a £1.75 million revamp with improvements made to hard standings, the current toilet block and children’s play area amongst others.
It had hoped to have the site ready to welcome tourers for the 2013 season, with the Aberdeenshire Council set to rule on the plans.
However, Stonehaven and District community councillor Phil Mills-Bishop has condemned the scheme, which he believes set out to develop the site on a designated floodplain.
“There are many deficiencies which will affect those residents of Cowie who have not been aware,” he told the Mearns Leader.
He added that no flood risk assessment had been done and, under current plans, the site would be closed during the important tourist season of Hogmanay.
Other concerns focused on plans for onsite waste disposal facilities and the presence of combustible elements.
The plans are the latest to hit opposition from council figures, with officials in the parish of Brereton voicing similar concerns over a 43-pitch site in the Cheshire region.
