New plans lodged by Bamburgh glamping business which featured on Robson Green's Weekend Escapes
A Northumberland glamping business which featured on Robson Green’s Weekend Escapes is planning to widen its accommodation offer.
Bamburgh Under Canvas is seeking to substitute its existing planning permission for five yurt pitches with five wooden pods.
The site near Glororum Farm currently has planning consent for up to ten yurts alongside a toilet/shower block.
A planning document on behalf of applicant Cameron Rodgerson states: “After operating for a number of successful years, and reflecting feedback received, our client would like to offer a different range of accommodation.
“The introduction of the pods would build on the existing business, allowing the site to accommodate a variety of different types of holiday accommodation in a sensitive and appropriate way, whilst also benefitting the local economy.”
The report adds: “The proposed development represents a continuation of the established glamping use at Bamburgh under Canvas, diversifying the accommodation offer through the introduction of timber-clad pods.
“The proposal involves a modest amendment to the consented scheme, replacing five approved yurts with five pods. The scale of activity on the site is unchanged.
"The pods adopt a simple, contemporary design using natural materials such as timber cladding and green roofs. They would be no more noticeable than the yurts which are currently consented.”
An amended site layout is also proposed.
The site is currently connected to mains water supply. As part of the development works, a mains electricity supply will also be brought into the site. Waste water will be treated in a packaged sewage treatment plant, to be installed on the southern site boundary, with treated water discharged to the nearby Crackerpool Burn.