17 camping pods, nine touring caravans, camping pitches and yurt planned for Peak District farm
A Peak District farm has submitted plans to build a holiday retreat with various different styles of accommodation including caravans, camping, a yurt and apartments.
Applicant Amir Kohanzad has submitted a major application to change Home Farm on Main in Street, Sheldon into a holiday retreat.
If the plans are approved by the Peak District National Park it will see a holiday park created with two static caravans, one yurt, nine touring caravan pitches, 17 camping pods, five camping pitches and ancillary facilities including toilet block.
As well as the conversion of pole barn to flexible space for events, the conversion of Dutch barn to a catering area, the conversion of old milking parlour to four holiday lets along with the replacement of a two-storey storage barn with two underground single storey holiday let studios.
The plans also include a polytunnel and associated access, access tracks, parking and landscape.
In a statement submitted with the application Mr Kohanzad said: “Development proposals at the site are low impact consisting of the renovation of existing buildings and placement of temporary accommodation units within the landscape.
“The camping pods are all of unique design and consist of a bed and toilet internally.
“The toilet block will be situated in an old container on site and will consist of six showers, four toilets and two sinks.”
Due to its intrinsic beauty and heritage the applicant says a ‘sensitive approach’ has been taken with the development of this site.
Looking to preserve Home Farm the applicant says analysis has been carried out to establish the best siting of proposals to ‘enhance the landscape, character, heritage and visual amenity to the site’.
Mr Kohanzad added: “Existing buildings on site which are the remains of the working farm but are not traditional have become run down and the applicants have taken the challenge of renovating them to be more in keeping with the surrounding area and local vernacular.
“The proposal to run the site as a retreat ensures that the site will be well maintained in good order to avoid dereliction and will thus enhance Sheldon Conservation Area and the surrounding Peak District National Park.”
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