ONE of the top caravan parks in south Pembrokeshire will begin its multi-million pound improvements after being granted planning permission.

Pembrokeshire Coast National Park development committee approved a proposal to relocate more than 100 caravan bases and create nearly 60 new bases for static caravans along with landscaping enhancements at Kiln Park Holiday Centre.

The holiday park, owned by Bourne Leisure Limited, plans a seven year investment plan to be implemented in phases at Kiln Park, which pumped around £6million into the local economy last year according to planning agent Helen Ashby-Ridgway on behalf of the company.

Ms Ashby-Ridgway told members at the committee on Wednesday, May 10 that Kiln Park was “synonymous with Tenby and the team are heavily intertwined with the local community”.

She added that the proposal would see an overall reduction in the number of pitches at the site and improvements linking the park to the town centre will be made.

More than 65,000 people visited Kiln Park Holiday Centre in 2015 and the improvements will meet an increasing demand for higher quality accommodation.

A significant number of pitches would be moved from an area at risk of flooding with the redevelopment and relocation of 117 existing bases as well as a reduction of touring and tent pitches, removal of 11 existing staff caravans.

Fifty-eight static caravan bases will be created along with two bases for static caravans for staff.

The shop will be demolished and relocated, laundrette removed and maintenance block relocated.

There will also be 138 car park spaces created and removal of 94 spaces and relocation of the park’s play area.

Because the boundary between Pembrokeshire County Council and the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park crosses the land, the application has to be made to both bodies.

The county council’s planning committee voted unanimously in favour of the part of the development within the authority’s jurisdiction and National Park Planners also voted in favour of the proposals.