Planning news: Update on camping and glamping
August 2, 2021
The final version of the National Park’s Camping and Glamping Technical Advice Note (TAN) has now been published.
The TAN explains how to make a successful planning application for camping and glamping that delivers multiple benefits to the nationally-protected landscape of the South Downs.
It includes a strong focus on ecosystem services, which are the goods and services we get from nature. The guide includes a useful diagram illustrating how a campsite can deliver ecosystem services.
Lucy Howard, Planning Policy Manager, said: “Many thanks to everyone who fed into our consultation on the document and helped shape it.
“We hope the TAN will be useful to everyone who is thinking of setting up a campsite in the National Park whether it needs planning permission or not. It explains what you can do under permitted development rights and the process for getting permission if you need it.
“The TAN should be read alongside the South Downs Local Plan and Partnership Management Plan. It is now a material consideration that will be taken into account by decision makers at the Authority and the host authorities when determining planning applications for camping and glamping.”
Read the TAN here.