A CAR park in Prestatyn could be used to accommodate up to 10 motorhomes.
Lower Barkby car park, on Barkby Avenue, is the subject of a change of use planning application, submitted to Denbighshire County Council by Michael Bennion, of the local authority’s highways and environmental services department.
Should the application be successful, motorhomes would be subject to a maximum length of stay of 48 hours, while the site would only operate from April to mid-September.
Barbecues, fires, awnings and tents will not be permitted.
Planning agent Jeremy Lambe, of Lambe Planning and Design Ltd, wrote in the application that this is seen as a “pilot project” for Denbighshire, to cater for the growing number of motorhome owners in the UK.
Mr Lambe added: “With an increase in the number of people choosing to visit Denbighshire in motorhomes, this has resulted in numerous ‘hot spot’ locations, where motorhomes regularly park up for the night in unauthorised locations.
“Unfortunately, there is a minority that will leave rubbish and foul lay-bys, hedgerows and beaches adjacent to where they have been staying.
“The proposal is not to create a small holiday park for motorhomes, but is to utilise a small number of ‘car park bays’ for short stay overnight parking.”
In Denbighshire, motorhomes are currently allowed to be parked in car parks where there is no height restriction installed.
Though, overnight stays are not permitted in any vehicle.
Mr Lambe said assessments have been carried out at numerous locations in the county, to identify where this project could be trialled.
Six locations have been identified, which are Quay Street Car Park and Marine Drive in Rhyl, Lower Barkby Car Park in Prestatyn, Park Road Car Park in Ruthin, Mill Street Car Park in Llangollen, and Green Lane Car Park in Corwen.
He added: “The Lower Barkby car park is not adjacent to any residential properties, and the motorhome bays can readily be accommodated on the existing car park, which is flat and therefore suited to the overnight parking of motorhomes.
“A new access into the motorhome parking area is proposed to be created off Barkby Avenue; this will be controlled by a lockable security barrier and will be used as the entrance and exit point for Motorhomes.
“The new access point, with integrated ANPR, will only allow the vehicle to exit once the overnight parking fee has been paid, in order to avoid unauthorised parking.
“The existing bollards adjacent to Barkby Avenue will be upgraded to prevent vehicles from mounting the shallow verge when the car park is locked. The current entrance/exit located to the north of the site along Beach Road East will be closed off.
“The motorhome bays will be basic, hardstanding areas purely for short stay use only.”
Mr Lambe stressed that the project is not designed to “compete with existing holiday parks,” but is instead merely intended as “very basic, short stay overnight parking for motorhomes”.
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