Pure Leisure Group

Pure Leisure Gorup

Over the last few years we have worked for Pure Leisure Group on a range of planning consents, enforcement action, and environmental studies for several sites to the south of the Lake District including areas covered by County Biological Heritage Site and Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty status. We gather together relevant planning policy and existing environmental information both on and off site, quantify the major environmental constraints of ecology, flood risk and transport issues.

Sewage treatment plant and small control kiosk at Crook o Lune Caravan Park, Lancashire

A planning application was prepared and submitted to the Local Planning Authority for a new sewage treatment plant in a sensitive and protected area required by the Environment Agency to replace an outdated system which posed a significant risk of pollution. Work involved preparation of all planning documents, including a separate arboricultural impact assessment, negotiations that resulted in the rearrangement of the site to reduce the impact of the development on trees, and a successful appeal against the imposition of a Tree Preservation Order on the site.

Travel Plan – Lakeland Leisure Village, Carnforth

Evidence was assembled and a travel plan created for Pure Leisure Group to allow the discharge of a planning condition imposed by Lancashire County Council. The travel plan includes public transport, walking and cycling measures and the provision of relevant information on these modes to people staying at a lodge site.

Seasonal occupancy of caravan sites, South Lakeland

Planning applications were submitted to the Local Planning Authorities at three sites in the South Lakes and Lancashire areas to replace seasonal occupancy restrictions by alternative conditions that allow sites to be occupied for holidays all year round. In the past these conditions have often been used to ensure that caravan and chalet sites are not permanently occupied, and in some cases to allow sensitive environments to recover. However the nature of tourism is changing. There is a significant trend towards leisure breaks in winter. Advances in caravan and lodge design and insulation mean that these are suitable for holiday use all year round, and that owners now want to enjoy weekends away, even in the middle of winter. The relaxation of these conditions puts money into the local economy and create jobs at a time when relatively fewer seasonal jobs are available, as well as making the sites more viable for owners.

Environmental Scoping Study - Caravan and Lodge Park extension, Lancashire

An environmental scoping study was prepared for a site south of the Lake District formerly used for sand and gravel extraction which the owner wished to develop for static caravans and lodges, together with associated facilities potentially including a small hotel and convenience shopping. Part of the site is a County Biological Heritage Site and next to an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The report gathered together relevant planning policy and existing environmental information both on and off site and quantified the major environmental constraints of ecology, flood risk and transport issues. The report concluded and persuaded the local planning authority that none of the environmental issues either individually or jointly were significant enough to prevent development going ahead, and also fell far short of the level at which a formal Environmental Impact Assessment would be needed.