Multiple UK and Ireland Appeals Challenge Caravan, Leisure Park Planning Decisions

Several appeals have been lodged against local government planning decisions regarding developments on green or sensitive lands across the UK. Save Wimbledon Park has applied for permission to appeal a judicial review that upheld planning permission for Wimbledon’s expansion, arguing the development breaches multiple planning policies and could set a damaging precedent for green spaces. In Wales, Sunbeach Holiday Park is appealing Eryri National Park Authority’s rejection of its proposal to redistribute caravans within its site, amid concerns over the visual and landscape impact. In the Scottish Borders, a landowner's appeal to place a mobile home on a farm for a worker was rejected despite local support, with concerns about viability cited by the council. In Ireland, Rínn Rua Holiday Park Ltd has appealed Kerry County Council’s refusal of a major tourism and leisure park development due to environmental and visual concerns, with a decision expected by December 1. These cases highlight ongoing tensions between development ambitions and local planning authorities’ efforts to protect environmental and community interests.