82 per cent of Addlethorpe residents oppose plans to bring more caravanners to the area
Lincolnshire residents are up in arms over plans to introduce more caravan pitches to a local village they claim is already swamped with too many caravans.
Residents of Addlethorpe have hit out following plans by one caravan site developer to add 33 more pitches to the area, which would bring the total number of caravan pitches to over 600 – well over four times the number of properties listed on the electoral role within the area.
The plans to attract more caravanners centre around a man-made fishing lake which opened in March. Arcotech Architectural Design, which represents the developer, states that its client wishes to open new caravan facilities following a significant investment in the fishing lake. It also notes that the project will create employment opportunities in the area.
Villagers are not convinced of the project’s potential benefits, with 82 per cent opposing the plans.
“Addlethorpe is not a coastal resort,” noted one resident. Another added: “This is a farming community and should be left to be one.”
According to locals, the small Lincolnshire village is hardly worth visiting. Sara Marshall, clerk to Addlethorpe Parish Council, maintains: “Apart from the [fishing,] bingo and slot machines, there is not a lot else here, and certainly nothing in the village of Addlethorpe to entertain visitors.”
East Lindsey District Council will decide the fate of the new caravan pitches tomorrow.
