A controversial bid to turn a paddock into a glamping facility in South Cumbria will be discussed by planners.
Plans for the site, opposite The Clarkes Hotel in Rampside, near Barrow, has been hit with 46 objections.
It will go before Barrow Borough Council’s planning committee on Tuesday and is recommended for refusal.
People have expressed concerns about the proposal, including over possible disturbance from holidaymakers and the facility’s potential impact on the landscape.
The proposal from Mr A Davies is for six metal-clad 4.9m by 2.2m huts with a car parking space for each.
The huts would have their own electricity and water supplies and each provide space for two people.
In a report published on the Barrow Borough Council planning portal, case officer Maureen Smith said: “A low-level deck is proposed for each unit with the suggestion that a hot tub or barbecue equipment could be provided via the hotel, which will manage the units.”
Ms Smith referred to the ‘likely natural exuberance of holidaymakers’ and says there exists the ‘potential for noise and disturbance’.
She described the location as highly sensitive in terms of visual amenity.
She added: “The impact of six glamping pods, associated decking and paraphernalia and car parking is likely to have a negative impact on visual amenity in this sensitive coastal landscape and could set a precedent for similar development elsewhere in the borough.
A ‘large number’ of representations received related to a potential increase in traffic and on-street parking.
Cumbria County Council’s highways department raised no objections to the proposal subject to a number of conditions, including that any access gates provided open inwards and away from the highway.
The report added: “In addition, many residents refer fondly to the previous use of the site for events such as the lifeboat annual gala, car boot sales, annual sports day, vintage bike and car shows, and this could have potentially had greater traffic impact than the proposed use.”
She said the glamping facility would have a negative impact on the setting of adjacent heritage assets, including the Grade I listed Rampside Hall and there was insufficient information submitted with the application to enable the necessary habitats regulation assessment to be completed.
