A Brean holiday park has submitted plans to Somerset Council for a major expansion that would see 60 new holiday lodges installed along with new access roads, parking areas and landscaping.
The proposal from Northam Farm Camping and Caravan Park is set out in a full planning application to Somerset Council.
In a Design and Access Statement, the park says the development is for 60 lodge bases on an undeveloped agricultural field immediately south of the existing holiday park. The field is bordered by drainage ditches and sits close to the park’s fishing lakes.
The holiday park says: “The proposal represents a logical and well-contained extension of an existing tourism facility within an area where tourism forms a critical component of the local economy.”
“The development has been deliberately designed at low density, despite the site’s capacity to accommodate a greater number of units. This approach prioritises landscape quality, visitor amenity, biodiversity enhancement, and visual integration with the surrounding countryside.”
Northam Farm says the expansion responds directly to a shortfall in visitor accommodation following the temporary closure of Pontins Brean Sands, which previously provided around 5,000 bed spaces per operational week and is now used by Hinkley Point workers.
The loss of Pontins has led to reduced visitor footfall and secondary spending, affecting local businesses across Brean, says the applicant. The proposed lodges would offer a “proportionate and sustainable response to this economic gap.”
Although the site lies within Flood Zone 3, the holiday park adds that the development is appropriate due to the temporary and removable nature of holiday lodge accommodation and the flood mitigation measures proposed. All units would be elevated above modelled flood levels, with drainage improvements ensuring the scheme does not increase flood risk elsewhere.
The plans state that the development would deliver high‑quality, landscape‑led tourist accommodation, economic benefits for the area, and a design resilient to flood risk while complying with national and local planning policy.
If approved, the new lodges would connect back to the existing holiday park via its internal road network. The park says it intentionally limited the proposal to 60 units to create a more spacious and well‑landscaped layout.
Somerset Council is considering the application – ref number 06/26/00003Â – and feedback is welcomed by its planning department until June 5th, 2026.
Holiday accommodation in Brean and Burnham-On-SeaÂ
