Former Olympian Sally Gunnell looks set to face stiff opposition to her plans to build a £1.7 million caravan park in Chigwell in time for next year’s Games in London.
The site, which is anticipated to house up to 1,300 caravans, is the subject of much anger from local residents and councillors, the Daily Mail reports.
Chigwell council chairman Richard Alvin has described the likely scenario as “an unmitigated disaster and a traffic nightmare.”
“The population of Chigwell is about 12,000 spread over 12 square miles so we will be having an uplift of about a quarter to a third in a very short space of time,” he said.
Concerns have been voiced that the 50-acre site will result in excessive noise levels and gridlocked roads, the national newspaper adds.
Furthermore, a letter being circulated by local residents accused the Caravan Club of failing to obtain the proper permission from the local authorities.
Pitches at the temporary site, which is situated just six miles from the Olympic Park in Stratford, will be available from July 25th to September 11th, 2012 and prices start at £25 per night.
