Holiday park plans 16 more static caravans without expansion

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 12 Oct, 13:31 · Archive

Horizon Holiday Parks has applied to add 16 static caravans to Dalton Meadows Country Park near Darlington, raising the total from 36 to 52.

Horizon Holiday Parks has applied to North Yorkshire Council to add 16 static caravans to Dalton Meadows Country Park at Dalton-on-Tees, raising the number of holiday caravans from 36 to 52. The expansion would be contained within the park's existing boundaries rather than extending into surrounding countryside.

The park originally received planning permission in 2020 for 38 static caravans, with a scheme that included 22 larger double-width units and 16 smaller single-width models. However, demand has shifted towards smaller accommodation. Of the 36 caravans currently installed, only two are double-width models, freeing up space within the park.

Planning consultants Wardman Brown said in a statement supporting the application that the smaller caravan sizes had created sufficient room for expansion without increasing the park's footprint. They stated: 'This proposal does not see an external expansion of the Park but by using the Regulation Separation Distances for setting out caravans, there is more than sufficient space to site the additional 16 units and include the ecological improvements.' The additional caravans would maintain the minimum six-metre separation between units required under council regulations.

Holiday park plans 16 more static caravans without expansion — Image: The Northern Echo

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Holiday park between Darlington and Northallerton plans 16 more static caravansPlans have been submitted to expand a holiday park between Darlington and Northallerton by adding 16 static caravans to cater for a growing demand for smaller accommodation.The Northern Echo · 12 Oct, 13:24
Holiday park between Darlington and Northallerton plans 16 more static caravansPlans have been submitted to expand a holiday park between Darlington and Northallerton by adding 16 static caravans to cater for a growing demand for smaller accommodation.Darlington & Stockton Times · 12 Oct, 13:24

In this story: Horizon Holiday Parks · Dalton Meadows Country Park · North Yorkshire Council · Dalton-on-Tees · Wardman Brown

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