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park of 495 tailor-made holiday homes and extensive leisure facilities.
These will be housed within bespoke barns and include swimming pools, a state-of-the- art gymnasium plus bar, restaurant and entertainment facilities.
Further proposals include a luxury spa and wellbeing centre offering “pioneering holistic concepts that perfectly intertwine health and nature”. The application also includes scenic cycle and running tracks, nature walks and plans for a 102-bedroom hotel.
The proposed Windy Harbour development
NEW £75m LEISURE PLAN PROMISES A GREAT ESCAPE
A proposed new £75m leisure destination on the Fylde coast aims to deliver “aspirational escapism” for visitors, its developers have declared.
Family-owned Partington Group is behind the ambitious plan for Windy Harbour at Little Singleton. It says the development will create hundreds of jobs in the leisure and hospitality industry.
The proposed destination will sit within the expansive 166-acre natural site which currently surrounds the company’s 64-acre Windy Harbour Holiday Park on the banks of the River Wyre.
Its ambitious new holiday vision includes
lodges, a luxury spa and lifestyle complex and full leisure facilities.
Planning permission is already in place to build holiday and leisure facilities on the site, which was recently bought by Partington’s chief executives Rob Kearsley and Andrea Challis.
The brother and sister team are fourth generation family members of the Lancashire company, which has just invested £1.5m into developing a new entertainment centre at its Newton Hall holiday park in Staining.
The amended planning application for Windy Harbour proposes a phased development over a number of years which will begin with a lodge
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Rob Kearsley, said: “This bold investment in a thrilling new leisure destination for the North West builds on our years of expertise in running successful holiday parks for all. It also comes as Partington’s celebrates its 80th anniversary and showcases our dedication to keep moving the business forward.”
Andrea Challis, added: “The incredible excitement we feel about this project is equally matched by our deep commitment to our customers as well as the Partington’s team.
“Every aspect of this inspiring new development is thoughtfully crafted to consider the needs of our visitors and their lifestyle and leisure aspirations whilst also providing our team with an outstanding destination they will be proud to be part of.”
The business has six parks across the north of England, with operations in the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales as well as in its home county. It employs around 300 people.
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