Plans for the development of a major new caravan park in the cosy parish of Climping in West Sussex appear to be dead in the water, after the Arun District Council rejected the proposals.
Local farmer James Baird had hoped to get the go-ahead to begin work on the 134-pitch site, which would have been developed on Ryebank Farm.
Building work would have included the development of a shower room, toilet block and laundry facility as well as an on-site shop.
However, according to the Bognor Regis Observer, concerns over the impact the site would have on the local area proved too much, with the Arun District Council’s development control committee voting unanimously to reject the plans.
Locals have made no secret of their opposition to the proposals, with 171 letters of objection sent to the local authorities while the Climping Parish Council, led by councillor Terry Hockley, strongly opposed the idea.
“The site is located in a sensitive countryside area and on a protected and distinctive coastal plain,” he told the news provider.
Plans for the development of a caravan park in Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire have met similar opposition from locals concerned at the potential impact of the building work.
