Hunstanton vacation park submits time extension bid for coronavirus recovery

A West Norfolk holiday break intricate has submitted proposals that would allow more vacationers to use the web-site all calendar year spherical.

Agents acting on behalf of the Searles Leisure Resort at Hunstanton say the shift is necessary soon after the web page missing months of trade in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The small business is trying to get arranging authorization from West Norfolk Council for the short-term use of land at the South Beach front web site for holiday caravans.

That would empower an extended season which would run till the close of 2022.

A report by its brokers, Avison Younger, highlighted a Authorities statement previous summer season which urged councils not to consider enforcement action towards caravan sites that had been extending their operating seasons exterior the ordinary terms of their licence right until then.

It extra: “We hope that the Council will be in a position to glimpse favourably on the Applicant’s proposals to assist them endure and fiscally recuperate from recent (and potential long run) intervals of compelled closure and the broader impacts of the pandemic.”

Some elements of the site can be utilized all calendar year spherical.

But the report explained current licence constraints stop caravans currently being occupied in two sections from mid-January to mid-February, though one region of the advanced can only work from March to October.

It also mentioned that Searles misplaced 133 trading days, or 19 months, previous yr as a consequence of Covid-19 constraints and the software, if permitted, would create an extra 183 operating times over the up coming two years.

The agents ongoing: “The proposal would give a raise to the community rural financial state and the tourism economic climate, making further more immediate and oblique shelling out on regional merchandise and expert services during the additional period of time of profession, and therefore also supporting the development and retention of nearby work opportunities.

“The proposed year extension is regarded as a sustainable enhancement that would have economic and social rewards and will not adversely affect the all-natural surroundings.”

The report also acknowledged that the web page is in an place of flood hazard, but argued there would be no better danger all round from the expanded procedure.

Consultations on the application are ongoing and borough council planning officials have indicated they purpose to arrive at a selection by mid-March.