The installation of new caravans at a Filey holiday park has been approved despite more than 300 objections from locals and tourists.
Primrose Valley Holiday Village can proceed with adding new caravans and partially removing a children’s play area despite more than 345 objections lodged by residents and visitors.
Objectors said the development would lead to antisocial behaviour and “would result in a proliferation of seagulls”.
Haven Leisure initially proposed 29 new caravans but the scheme was amended to 11 caravans, and the scheme was approved by the council on Thursday, December 4.
The caravans will be located on what is currently a grassy children’s play area, which will be partially removed.
New access roads and parking areas will also be created, while a comprehensive landscaping scheme, including buffer planting, will be implemented.
Yorkshire Water maintained its objection to the development despite changes to the plan, stating that Haven Leisure “has failed to provide any new information regarding the on-site water main to address the concerns originally raised in July 2024”, soon after the plans were submitted.
Local residents and tourists to the holiday park and surrounding area objected to the scheme over concerns that it would lead to an increase in antisocial behaviour and “reduce security in the area, as well as leading to a loss of privacy”.
One objector said:
“Increasing the number of units on the site, and siting them close to houses, will increase noise and disturbance for Primrose Valley residents.
“The site already results in congestion on local roads, and this development will make that worse.”
Another letter opposing the plans stated:
“More people on site would increase litter, which in turn would result in a proliferation of seagulls.”
Concerns were also raised about an “inappropriate” loss of green space and the removal of some of the children’s play equipment.
However, officers said it was
“crucial to note that this is private land internal to a commercial holiday park”.
Commenting on Yorkshire Water’s objections, planners described it as “essentially a civil matter between the developer and the statutory undertaker”.
They added: “Should the applicant be unable to satisfy the technical requirements to build near the [water] main, the risk regarding the implementation of the scheme rests entirely with the developer.”
Officers concluded that the proposal
“represents an investment in an existing tourism business, upgrading the accommodation offer” and that the reduction in numbers to 11 units “ensures the scale is appropriate to the location”.
North Yorkshire Council approved the application on Thursday, December 4, subject to conditions.
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