A large number of elderly caravan park residents who have lived in their static mobile homes for years have been given a lifeline after being told they would have to move out.
It was revealed that Sandycroft’s Willow Brook Park did not have planning permission for the units, but the pensioners – some of whom have stayed there for five years – have been granted a reprieve, according to the Leader.
Local councillor David Wisinger told the newspaper that the problem has been brewing for years after residents were only told there was no planning permission after they placed their mobile homes on the site.
“They have been unable to move or sell their homes and didn’t know whether they would have to move and become homeless. It has been five long years of constant worry for them,” he said.
However, the application for planning permission has finally been processed, with the officer in charge revealing that a number of hold-ups had delayed the process.
Meanwhile, a Darlington indoor caravan storage firm has welcomed its 50th customer, the Northern Echo recently revealed.
