Fylde coast holiday park reveals demolition plans to make way for new caravans

A popular Fylde coast holiday park has announced plans to demolish a number of outbuildings to make way for eight new caravans and a large detached house.

Willow Grove Leisure Park, on Sandy Lane in Preesall, submitted the plans to Wyre Borough Council in August.

Willow Grove is seeking permission for the ‘Reconfiguration of site layout, demolition of existing buildings, siting of 8no. holiday caravans, erection of a dwellinghouse, and associated works’.

The proposals would help to turn some of the ‘underutilised’ areas in the South of the park and turn them into viable commercial enterprises. Willow Grove wants to demolish several outbuildings to help create the space required for eight new caravans and a new detached house.

The proposed house comprises a ‘detached two-storey family home of traditional form and proportions, designed to complement the character of the surrounding area’, built using red bricks, a grey roof and grey anthracite windows and doors.

Plans for eight new static caravans were also submitted to Wyre Borough Council, and the plans detail that the caravans would be ‘arranged around the existing internal road network and positioned to complement the established layout of the holiday park.’

The planning statement continued: “The proposal has been carefully designed to optimise the use of the application site whilst integrating with the established layout of Willow Grove Leisure Park.

“The development will enhance the long-term viability and financial sustainability of the business, supporting the continued success of the park whilst reducing pressure for additional tourism development on undeveloped greenfield land elsewhere.

“Existing vehicular accesses, internal roads and operational infrastructure are retained and utilised, reducing the need for additional development whilst limiting impacts upon the surrounding countryside”