Tree Tops Caravan Park adds 52 additional plots
North Wales’ tourism industry looks set to receive a boost of over £520,000 a year following plans for for a £1 million expansion of an award-winning caravan park being given the go-ahead, it was revealed earlier this week.
Councillors unanimously voted in favour of proposals to build an extra 52 holiday home plots at Tree Tops Caravan Park, Gwespyr, Flintshire. The popular caravan park currently provides 168 plots with the expansion said to help meet demands for further pitches to be made available.
The site was opened more than half a century ago by the farming parents of managing director Maureen Walker and covers 15 acres of land. It is currently run by her husband Harry and son Andy.
Welcomed by members of Flintshire County Council‘s planning committee, Maureen believes that the expansion will bring in more than a half million pounds a year to the local economy.
Maureen said of the accepted proposal: “We are delighted and over the moon that the council has given the plans the go-ahead and we would like to thank them for allowing us to make the site bigger.”
“There is always a big demand for caravans on the park, which are all privately owned.
“We’re like a big community, a town, and we’re really pleased to be able to grow that further.
“We always encourage our customers to shop local, and all the work on the expansion will be carried out by local contractors and developers,” she continued.
On behalf of the site, agent David Middleton said: “The economic benefits that result from this development will be significant and add to the economic sustainability of Tree Tops Caravan Park as a rural business and employer.”
He added: “This monetary spin-off will directly benefit local businesses to this part of Flintshire and will sustain Tree Tops as one of the main holiday accommodations providers and employers in this area.”
Work is set to begin in September this year, with plans for completion by March of next year.
