Plans to expand a holiday park located at a popular Lancaster beauty spot have been recommended for refusal.
The proposal is to locate 19 new static homes at the Crook O Lune Holiday Park at Quernmore, along with associated parking, access roads, drainage and landscaping.
The site is located within the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and the site is separated from the River Lune by the A683.
The application is the third of its kind submitted by site operators, Pure Leisure Group, and states the static caravans would be utilised for recreation and holiday purposes, sited on concrete bases, and located along a central spine access road running through the centre of the site.
Pure Leisure have applied to expand the site twice before, with one previous application refused, and another which was approved being quashed following a legal challenge.
A report, that will be considered by Lancaster City Council next month, shows a total of 58 objections to the scheme, on the grounds of biodiversity and arboricultural impact, landscape impact, residential, drainage, and highways matters.
The scheme has been recommended for refusal again on a number of grounds.
As the application site includes an area of ancient woodland, Natural England advises that a buffer of at least 15 metres should be installed between any development and ancient wooded areas, and where the loss or deterioration of irreplaceable habitats such as ancient woodland may arise, development should be refused.
The application proposes to site nine of the new caravans within 15 metres of the ancient woodland.
The report also concludes that in addition, the application does not provide sufficient information regarding four trees that are proposed to be felled, and as such the authority cannot reasonably conclude that harm to bats has been sufficiently avoided or mitigated.
It’s also stated the application fails to demonstrate that foul water arising from the development can be adequately managed.
The report goes before Lancaster City Council on September 4 and can be read here
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