A council-run caravan and camping site in Suffolk that overlooks Southwold Denes Beach, next to the picturesque Southwold Harbour could earn an extra £46,800 per year if it is allowed to extend its season by two months, the local council claims.
Southwold Camping and Caravan Park on the south-east coast is currently open for seven months each year, but Waveney District Council, which operates the site, is hoping to expand this to nine months as of next year.
Should the application be successful, the council calculates that this would allow it to take an extra £181,900 during the next five years, the East Anglian Daily Times reported.
The application also includes a £15,000 investment that would add 20 new electrical hook-ups to the park, bringing a boost to its pitch fees.
Some £3,700 would also be spent improving its website if the move gets the green light.
Currently, the caravan site is open from April 1st until October 31st, but the new plans would see it stay open until November 30th this year before opening a month earlier on March 1st in 2013.
