New car park for Amble.
Amble Town does lack in space for car parking.
Could they add one or two spaces for disabled users of motorhomes?
There are areas around the town that could be used
We need some emails sent to NCC
https://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk ... 087300?amp
New Car Park for Amble
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Re: New Car Park for Amble
Ref 20/02736/FUL Turner street car park redevelopment. The plans do show 7 dedicated Disabled Parking bays, as well as 6 electric car parking bays with chargers. The public car bays are 4.8 x 2.4 m. The average motorhomes are 7 x 2.5. Sadly no consideration taken towards motorhome users visiting the town, as there are no dedicated motorhome parking bays, and the public car bays are too small. Decision date for the application was Wed 2nd Dec 2020. Wether the council will allow for some remedial marking of motorhome bays is uncertain.
I found the general email for NCC planning is; planning@northumberland.gov.uk and they will direct it to the correct department.
My email has been sent.
I found the general email for NCC planning is; planning@northumberland.gov.uk and they will direct it to the correct department.
My email has been sent.
P Simpson
Re: New Car Park for Amble
Emailed
Are you ready for the Easter Staycation ?
Last summer we witnessed the backlash of being in lockdown for 3 months with unwelcome scenes of Dirty Camping -we need to act now to avoid a repeat of this over the Easter break.
Last year’s surge in the number of people taking a staycation has highlighted a lack of existing facilities for camping, caravans and motorcaravans and demonstrated that there has been a long-existing problem with the UK network of campsites. Most Campsites that are open for bookings are already fully booked throughout 2021.
One thing for certain is after a year of having holidays cancelled and travel restricted is that 10’s of thousands of UK citizens will be flocking to our holiday destination as soon as they are allowed to travel,
the only uncertainty is HOW WE DEAL WITH THEM ?
One group of visitors will be many of our 357,000 UK registered motorcaravan owners who will be on the road and looking for places to park, surprisingly this is the easiest group to accommodate.
Height barriers and prohibitions on overnight parking will not stop them travelling, they have not spent on average £30,000 to £60,000 on a motorhome for it to sit on the drive.
But the solution is simple:-
Allow overnight parking and sleeping (no external equipment) for self contained motorcaravans. This can be on existing car parks or any hardstanding area. Most motorcaravans have onboard facilities and only need access to water and waste emptying every 3 to 4 days. No camping behaviour allowed. Normally limited to 48 hours stay.
Provide water and waste emptying points at suitable locations like toilet blocks, village halls, car wash etc (known has Aires throughout mainland Europe) this can generate revenue for small businesses.
Relax planning consent by permitting organisations with car parking space to allow overnight parking for self contained motorcaravans as a way to raise much needed funds.
Providing parking and facilities away from busy tourist destinations will encourage motorcaravans to visit lesser know locations hence supporting a wider community.
Encourage our campsites to allow access to water and waste points for a small charge to remove the temptation to empty waste inappropriately (despite bad press this is not common practice amongst the motorcaravan fraternity )
We must understand that a motorcaravan only needs a place to park, not camp / if they want to set up camp, they will use a campsite. Secondly, they need access to water and waste disposal points every few days.
These facilities are commonly known as “Aires” and there are several thousands of these throughout Europe but very few in the UK.
Benefits to your town :-
reduce the amount of ‘wild camping’
remove the incidence of illegal emptying of waste by irresponsible owners
benefit small clubs struggling for funds who could use their existing car parks.
benefit village halls, local garages & car washes who all already have suitable locations & existing infrastructure/plumbing for waste disposal points.
Lifting of overnight sleeping prohibition can be temporary for the duration of 2021 on a trial bases.
Furthermore, allowing motorcaravans to park closer to towns and villages encourages spending in local businesses - a recent survey with 8956 responses shows motorcaravan owners spend on average £47 per day excluding retail sales, site fees and fuel.
CAMpRA.org.uk Campaign for Real Aires UK are available to assist and advise you and please feel free to download our strategy document or any other files from our resource library. Together we can be prepared and not only for 2021 but for future years .
Are you ready for the Easter Staycation ?
Last summer we witnessed the backlash of being in lockdown for 3 months with unwelcome scenes of Dirty Camping -we need to act now to avoid a repeat of this over the Easter break.
Last year’s surge in the number of people taking a staycation has highlighted a lack of existing facilities for camping, caravans and motorcaravans and demonstrated that there has been a long-existing problem with the UK network of campsites. Most Campsites that are open for bookings are already fully booked throughout 2021.
One thing for certain is after a year of having holidays cancelled and travel restricted is that 10’s of thousands of UK citizens will be flocking to our holiday destination as soon as they are allowed to travel,
the only uncertainty is HOW WE DEAL WITH THEM ?
One group of visitors will be many of our 357,000 UK registered motorcaravan owners who will be on the road and looking for places to park, surprisingly this is the easiest group to accommodate.
Height barriers and prohibitions on overnight parking will not stop them travelling, they have not spent on average £30,000 to £60,000 on a motorhome for it to sit on the drive.
But the solution is simple:-
Allow overnight parking and sleeping (no external equipment) for self contained motorcaravans. This can be on existing car parks or any hardstanding area. Most motorcaravans have onboard facilities and only need access to water and waste emptying every 3 to 4 days. No camping behaviour allowed. Normally limited to 48 hours stay.
Provide water and waste emptying points at suitable locations like toilet blocks, village halls, car wash etc (known has Aires throughout mainland Europe) this can generate revenue for small businesses.
Relax planning consent by permitting organisations with car parking space to allow overnight parking for self contained motorcaravans as a way to raise much needed funds.
Providing parking and facilities away from busy tourist destinations will encourage motorcaravans to visit lesser know locations hence supporting a wider community.
Encourage our campsites to allow access to water and waste points for a small charge to remove the temptation to empty waste inappropriately (despite bad press this is not common practice amongst the motorcaravan fraternity )
We must understand that a motorcaravan only needs a place to park, not camp / if they want to set up camp, they will use a campsite. Secondly, they need access to water and waste disposal points every few days.
These facilities are commonly known as “Aires” and there are several thousands of these throughout Europe but very few in the UK.
Benefits to your town :-
reduce the amount of ‘wild camping’
remove the incidence of illegal emptying of waste by irresponsible owners
benefit small clubs struggling for funds who could use their existing car parks.
benefit village halls, local garages & car washes who all already have suitable locations & existing infrastructure/plumbing for waste disposal points.
Lifting of overnight sleeping prohibition can be temporary for the duration of 2021 on a trial bases.
Furthermore, allowing motorcaravans to park closer to towns and villages encourages spending in local businesses - a recent survey with 8956 responses shows motorcaravan owners spend on average £47 per day excluding retail sales, site fees and fuel.
CAMpRA.org.uk Campaign for Real Aires UK are available to assist and advise you and please feel free to download our strategy document or any other files from our resource library. Together we can be prepared and not only for 2021 but for future years .
Steve - CAMpRA Leadership Team
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Re: New Motorhome Park for Amble Braid
From The Ambler.
https://www.theambler.co.uk/2021/02/09/ ... for-amble/
From the Northumberland Gazette.
https://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk ... yr3K3MP9No
https://www.theambler.co.uk/2021/02/09/ ... for-amble/
From the Northumberland Gazette.
https://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk ... yr3K3MP9No