Bircham Newton campsite plan submitted
Plans for a new campsite close to a West Norfolk tourist attraction have been submitted.
The operators of Bircham Windmill are seeking permission to run a seasonal site with pitches for 35 tents and 10 tents or small campervans at any one time on land at The Meadow in Docking Road, Bircham Newton.
But the villageâs borough representative has called for the West Norfolk Council planning committee to determine the application, amid divided public opinion on the proposal.
Planning Applications (1887694)
Documents submitted as part of the application to the borough council said the land was used as a pop-up site last summer for the maximum 56 days allowed without planning consent.
Published:
6:30 AM December 13, 2020
Steve and Elly Chalmers have applied for planning permission for a permanent campsite at Bircham Windmill, near King s Lynn
- Credit: Ian Burt
One of Norfolk s last surviving windmills could soon have a permanent campsite.
Seasonal pitches which do not need planning permission have been offered at Bircham Windmill at Great Bircham, near King s Lynn, for the last five years.
Now Stevie and Elly Chalmers, who have run the heritage attraction for 20 years, have applied to operate a permanent site.
The couple have applied to site 45 pitches, 35 for tents and 10 for tents or small campervans, on an eight-acre pasture beside the mill on Snettisham Road. They have also applied to put up an amenity building housing showers, toilets and washing up area.