Wedding venue plans for hall near Scarborough approved
The wedding venue would have space for up to 100 guests, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.The site currently has 47 caravan pitches, glamping pods and holiday cottages, some with hot tubs, as well as a restaurant and a swimming pool.The new spa facility is expected to include a gym, sauna, treatment room and changing facilities for the use of people staying on the site.More than 35 new parking spaces will be created for the wedding venue, although Cayton Parish Council said it was "highly concerned about the number of vehicles accessing the complex," according to planning documents.However, the report said highway officers "acknowledged that a passing place has been added on the applicant's access road".Planning officers concluded that the site has the capacity for the spa, wedding venue, and holiday accommodation "without causing detrimental harm to each of the businesses, the listed buildings nor open countryside".
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