A holiday home development is to be built next to the M69 on a site described as perfect for ‘an Eddie Stobart spotter’. The lodges and a management building were approved for build at a former quarry near Earl Shilton by Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council at a meeting last week.
The scheme will involve creating a new residential leisure park aimed at the “staycation” market, which has increased in size over the last 18 months.
Lance Wiggins, director at Landmark Planning, said: ‘The site has been discussed with officers at Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council and they are seeking a permanent solution to the problem of unauthorised access on the site. The proposed residential leisure park would provide such a solution and an opportunity for people to stay in this unspoiled part of Leicestershire.’
Wiggins said that recent research into demand for tourist accommodation in Leicestershire confirms that there is strong demand for all forms of tourist accommodation at weekends and that many existing accommodation businesses trade at full capacity on most weekends April – October.
He added: ‘There are clear weekend shortages across the area including in self-catering accommodation.
‘The research identifies that there is potential for more self-catering accommodation (particularly 5-star and boutique self-catering) and accommodation that can cater for family and friend get-togethers and celebration weekends. Camping pods and glamping sites are also areas where there is potential for additional development.”
The site is located to the south of Mill Lane, just off the A47, Clickers Way, close to the services and facilities offered in Earl Shilton and Barwell. The park would be accessed by vehicles from Mill Lane and there is pedestrian and cycle access via the bridleway that runs through The Yennards from Mill Lane.
Car parking facilities would be provided for each unit and a management and maintenance facility would also be provided. The extensive vegetation around the perimeter of the site would be retained and enhanced with new/additional planting designed to increase biodiversity.
