Sports field deemed unfeasible for use as caravan site
Plans to use part of a playing field in Lincolnshire as a pitching site for caravans have been deemed unviable, after residents raised concerns about sharing the area.
Heckington sports field steward Dave Cousins had submitted an application to The Camping and Caravanning Club to certify the site, which would allow caravans to stay on the field for up to four nights at a time. However, a feasibility study has caused the Heckington Parish Council to scrap these plans.
Proposals to certify the site were made by the parish to raise revenue for the field, and for sports and recreation. The Camping and Caravanning Club cites mandatory regulations requiring the sports field to be fenced off as the reason for the rejecting the application, but we here at CaravanTimes can’t help but feel residents in the area were somewhat instrumental in determining the outcome as well.
It seems like caravanners in and around Heckington will have to look for another site this winter! What do you think? Did the residents’ outcry determine the decision made or is it all about a fence?
