Holiday lodges planned for farm near Attenborough documentary site

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Up to 45 holiday lodges are proposed for Langborrow Farm near Tilton on the Hill, a site featured in David Attenborough's 2020 documentary.

Up to 45 holiday lodges are planned for Langborrow Farm on Launde Road, one-and-a-half miles east of Tilton on the Hill. The application by Brayden Cooper would also include a gatehouse, bike rental and shop building, a cafe and restaurant, and indoor and outdoor leisure facilities, with access via Oakham Road.

Harborough District Council will decide on the application. The site is adjacent to the Tilton Railway Cutting, a Site of Special Scientific Interest. According to the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust, this is where David Attenborough first discovered his love for natural history, and the wider area featured in his 2020 documentary A Life on our Planet.

The plan has attracted 320 objections. Local resident Kay Highfield said she would speak against the development at the council's planning committee meeting, comparing it to Center Parcs and criticising the size of the ancillary buildings. The application is one of several put forward for the former chicken farm site over recent years, including previous proposals for 90 holiday lodges, 10 homes and 10 commercial units.

Holiday lodges planned for farm near Attenborough documentary site — Image: Harborough Mail

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Holiday village plans submitted for former Harborough district chicken farmDozens of holiday lodges planned for a farm that once starred in a David Attenborough documentary have been labelled a “monstrosity” by residents.Harborough Mail · 2 Nov, 10:48
‘Monstrosity’ holiday village plans submitted for former Harborough chicken farmDozens of holiday lodges planned for a farm that once starred in a David Attenborough documentary have been labelled a “monstrosity” by residents.Harborough Mail · 2 Nov, 09:39
Major fears raised over village holiday lodge plan dubbed a ‘monstrosity'The area at the centre of the application once featured in a David Attenborough documentaryLeicestershire Live · 31 Oct, 11:31

In this story: Brayden Cooper · David Attenborough · Tilton on the Hill · Langborrow Farm · Harborough District Council · Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust

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