Kirkby villagers have responded with dismay to the decision of Hambleton District Council to recommend planning permission be granted for an extension to a local caravan site.
Toft Hill Farm holiday park has applied for consent to build another 15 static caravan pitches as well as an amenity block, the Darlington and Stockton Times reported.
The controversial plans have caused residents of the Cleveland village to object to the extension to the site, which already hosts 30 static caravans.
A site visit planned for Monday (January 4th) was unable to go ahead, which has delayed the final decision on the application, although the recommendation from the district council seems to have boosted the caravan park’s chances of success.
Locals feel that the single-track access road to the site is dangerous for walkers and horses and increasing the number of available pitches could subject it to more traffic.
Meanwhile, an Aberdeenshire caravan storage site is to be redeveloped into a holiday park, the Press & Journal has revealed.
