\n The proposal aims to replace a nine-hole golf facility at Combe Haven Holiday Park, in Harley Shute Road, St Leonards.\n<\/p>\n
\n The park, which spans 96 acres, currently has around 900 static caravan pitches and a variety of leisure facilities.\n<\/p>\n
\n These include an entertainment venue, sports courts, children’s play areas, and both indoor and outdoor pools.\n<\/p>\n
\n Caravans at Combe Valley Holiday Park (Image: Nigel Chadwick)\n<\/p>\n
\n The golf area, located in the north-eastern corner of the park, was once a pitch and putt course, but more recently has been used for ‘foot-golf’, a mixture of football and golf.\n<\/p>\n
\n The new plans seek permission to redevelop this site to accommodate 15 two-bedroom static holiday caravans.\n<\/p>\n
\n The proposal includes removing an existing timber pavilion building in the foot-golf area.\n<\/p>\n
\n The loss of the long-established golf facility, which has been part of the site for more than 30 years, was noted in the planning application.\n<\/p>\n
\n Despite its historical significance, the applicants reported a sustained decline in the golfing facility’s use, with a 12 per cent year-on-year decrease in recent years.\n<\/p>\n
\n The proposed layout of the additional caravans (Image: Laister Planning Ltd)\n<\/p>\n
\n According to the application, Combe Haven is a significant contributor to the Hastings tourism economy.\n<\/p>\n
\n In 2024, the park welcomed more than 100,000 guests, who stayed an average of four nights each.\n<\/p>\n
\n By the applicants’ estimates, these visitors generated around \u00a33.4 million in off-site expenditure within the local community, supporting businesses and services.\n<\/p>\n
\n The application argues that the additional caravans will not only meet the increased demand for staycation accommodation but also enhance the park’s revenue streams.\n<\/p>\n
\n This, in turn, will help the park remain competitive in the tourism sector.\n<\/p>\n
\n The entrance to the holiday park (Image: Google)\n<\/p>\n
\n If approved, the new caravans will be installed in the north-eastern corner of the park, replacing the existing foot-golf facility.\n<\/p>\n
\n The application outlines that the new caravans would blend in with the existing units at the park.\n<\/p>\n
\n The proposed site will be accessed through the existing holiday park.\n<\/p>\n
\n The plans can be viewed on the Hastings Borough Council planning portal, using the reference HS\/FA\/25\/00639.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The proposal aims to replace a nine-hole golf facility at Combe Haven Holiday Park, in Harley Shute Road,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":273730,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[5904,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-273729","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-golf","8":"tag-golf","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273729","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=273729"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273729\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/273730"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=273729"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=273729"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=273729"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}