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£8 million holiday park plan unveiled for quiet Yorkshire village

The Independent·Natalie Wilson·19 days ago
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Proposals to build an £8 million holiday park in a quiet Yorkshire village have caused controversy in the local area. Kirkby Fleetham, a village of around 500 people in north Yorkshire , is home to a small school, popular hiking trails and the Black Horse Inn. Owners of the pub , the Fat Badger Group, have now announced plans to convert the space behind the property into a holiday park. With 24 lodges, 11 holiday lets, a farm shop, spa and two padel courts, the proposed development is estimated to cost around £8 million. According to the planning application, the demolition of the farm maintenance workshop would make space for “the erection of a replacement two-storey building to accommodate a reception area, farm shop and village shop, spa and changing room facilities”. Plans also include space for motorhome parking and a refurbishment to the current pub, with fourteen en-suite bedrooms and an AA rosette restaurant. The application has so far received 72 objections and 26 comments in support.…

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