A planning application has been submitted to site 11 caravans and four "shepherd hut" camping pods at a farm located next door to Knypersley Reservoir.

The plans were submitted to Staffordshire Moorlands District Council by a Mr Mark Hall, and relate to a site at Knypersley Mill Farm on Judgefield Lane, which overlooks the reservoir, a popular local beauty spot and walking destination.

The application aims to turn part of the farm into a campsite including the caravans and camping pods. Part of the site is already used for this purpose with up to five caravans and 10 tents currently allowed, meaning the current application aims to extend this site further.

Other proposals in the application also seek a certificate of lawfulness for the previous conversion of an agricultural barn into a dwelling and holiday let, and retrospective permission for a change of use of an agricultural barn to storage use.

Discussing the campsite plans, a statement prepared on behalf of the applicant says: "The applicant is looking to intensify the volume and duration of these activities. This intensification remains modest and a total of 11 caravans are proposed, with four additional freestanding

'Shepherds Huts' meaning the total number of guests would be 15 parties."

It concluded: "The proposals strengthen the rural economy by allowing the 'diversification' of the farmsteads activities to provide a public tourist facility. This will have a small positive effect on tourism and visitor numbers to Knypersley, Biddulph, and the wider district of Staffordshire Moorlands."

Staffordshire Moorlands District Council's planning officers will have the final say on the application at a later date.

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