Following more than two years of delays, a new caravan and camping site in the North East finally looks set to be given the green light.
It was back in August 2009 when Northumberland Estates first submitted its planning application to transform a former RAF Boulmer administration site in Longhoughton into a new caravan park, the Northumberland Gazette reports.
Having been postponed because of technical objections from the Environment Agency and Northumbrian relating to sewage capacity at the nearby treatment works, the plans have now been recommended for approval by the Northumberland County Council’s planning committee.
Objections still remain from local residents and Longhoughton Parish Council, relating to the economic viability of the park as well traffic and pedestrian safety.
In its report, the planning officer wrote: “It is considered that the proposal fulfils a gap in the local market for walkers and cyclists travelling along the Northumberland coast together with the high demand for touring caravan pitches.”
Concerns remain over the proximity of the potential 62-pitch tourer park and 50-pitch campsite to the neighbouring sewage treatment plant, but planning officers have concluded that these do not justify refusal of the plans.
