Caravan park plans expansion with lake and glamping pods
A caravan park near Scarborough has submitted plans for new buildings, glamping pods, and the creation of a fishing lake.
Browns Caravan Park at Mill Lane in Cayton wants to “remodel, diversify, and expand” its business by demolishing existing buildings, redeveloping its on-site pub, and adding new accommodation facilities.
The scheme also proposes creating a lake as well as building seven glamping pods, four one-bed overnight rooms, and 28 additional car parking spaces.
Browns Caravan Park said that “the development, when completed, will provide much improved facilities, albeit over a greater floor area closely associated with the public house, garden, and parking area and wider park”.
The proposed fishing lake would be situated between the main hub and glamping site and would act as a “new environmental facility”.
No motorised boats or swimming would be permitted in the lake, which would be “purely for environmental and recreational fishing purposes”.
A small boathouse has also been proposed for the southern edge of the lake.
The seven proposed glamping pods would occupy a vacant area of open land to the north west of the application site.
Plans submitted to North Yorkshire Council state that the two-storey extension to the pub would accommodate new bar areas and restaurant, relocated toilets, extended dining area, an ice cream servery, a tearoom, leisure facilities, and four rooms of accommodation.
According to the applicant, there is “significant demand for this type of facility with supporting facilities and accommodation in the local area, and there is limited competition for this mixed-use proposal”.
The proposal states that the current “out-of-date ancillary facilities hamper the capacity of the site”.
The scheme would provide Browns Caravan Site “with a sustainable business model and allow it to succeed in the future”, while “any profit will be channelled back into the site to support a prosperous rural economy”, the applicant’s agent said.
North Yorkshire Council has not set a date for deciding on the proposal, which is currently open to representations from members of the public.