{"id":282221,"date":"2025-11-13T17:47:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T17:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/282221\/"},"modified":"2025-11-13T17:47:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T17:47:09","slug":"plans-to-turn-golf-course-into-caravan-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/282221\/","title":{"rendered":"Plans to turn golf course into caravan park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Plans have been lodged to turn a struggling golf course into a caravan park.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Harry Ward has applied to Cumberland Council for the change of use of the site at Brayton Park in Aspatria, Cumbria.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Plans would involve installing 213 caravans on the land currently used for the nine-hole facility and surrounding grassland, with 21 caravans already on site.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Planning documents submitted on Mr Ward&#8217;s behalf said the golf course had been struggling due to competition from other facilities nearby.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;The golf facility has been underperforming for many years, with popularity and customer numbers continuing to depreciate,&#8221; documents said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">They added the course&#8217;s financial viability was &#8220;in doubt&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;The existing holiday lodge element of the landholding has been economically outperforming the golf facility since inception.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The site includes about 111 acres (45 hectares) of land and is just over a mile (2km) east of Aspatria, reports the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/lnp\/ldrs?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Local Democracy Reporting Service;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Local Democracy Reporting Service<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It is surrounded by agricultural fields, woodland and a lake.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Follow BBC Cumbria on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BBC_Cumbria\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:X;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">X<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bbccumbria\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/bbc.in\/3yyMYUI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Nextdoor;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Nextdoor<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bbcneandcumbria\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Instagram;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Instagram<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>More on this topicRelated internet links<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Plans have been lodged to turn a struggling golf course into a caravan park. 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