Pleasure Island Cleethorpes: £65m revamp plans a step closer

A derelict theme park is closer to becoming a £65m holiday resort.

The Environment Agency (EA) has withdrawn flooding objections for the former Pleasure Island site in Cleethorpes.

A private consortium wants to use the land for 272 holiday lodges and two hotels.

The EA dropped objections after flood measures were added to the plan, including not using the lodges in winter.

The proposed development would also include a coffee drive-through and a cycle-hire building.

The plan was first submitted in late 2022 following the closure of the theme park in 2016, with EA opposing the plans in February 2023.

The EA has put conditions in place for the project to reduce the risk of flooding, including the lodges being closed during November until March when the possibility of tidal flooding is at its highest.

EA stated in the planning application: "We have now reviewed the Technical Note and are satisfied that the additional modelling undertaken is appropriate."

Summer bird surveys undertaken by OS Ecology as part of the planning application revealed several species of birds at the development site.

Natural England still opposes the development due to "potential significant effects on the Humber Estuary Special Protection Area".

The plan is listed as 'pending consideration' on the North East Lincolnshire Council planning portal.

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