Decision details

Date of Decision:

7^th August 2025

Title:

In year implementation of future year’s pricing for Waleswood Caravan and Camping Park

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

Andrew Bramidge, Strategic Director, Regeneration & Environment

Delegation contained in the relevant Sub-Scheme of Delegation.

From sub scheme of delegation for Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environment, Page 26.

“Operational management of Galleries, Museums, Designated Heritage Site(s), Music venues, Libraries, Parks, Country Parks, recreation grounds, play areas, picnic sites, camping and caravan sites countryside sites and other cultural, leisure, recreational, play, green space and tourism destinations and facilities, and all land held by the Council specifically for public open space and recreation. Maintenance, development and letting of cultural, leisure, tourism and green spaces buildings and land assets, in collaboration with Asset Management”

Decision:

To enable Waleswood Caravan and Camping

Park to agree pricing a year ahead, to enable

early sales of the following year’s occupancy..

Reasons for the Decision:

Responding to the Cabinet report of February

2025 which stated ‘Country Parks (including

 Waleswood) – price increases above 2% to

improve sustainability of business model.’

The exemptions in the Fees and Charges for

2025/26 also states for Waleswood charges

‘5% per annum for two years.  2026/27 set in

advance to enable pre-sales - in line with

market.  In addition, permission is sought to

flex fees and charges in-year, in order to

respond to market demand.’

Pricing of future years’ bookings at Waleswood

have historically been aligned to approval of

the next year’s Fees and Charges in March.

This has meant that customers wishing to book

early have been charged at the previous year’s

prices.

Setting fees in advance will allow pricing for

2026/27 to be implemented at the moment

bookings for that period would open (in

September 2025).

It is proposed that this be enacted similarly in future years, with pricing being agreed with the finance team. For 2026/226, prices have been determined at an average increase of 4.9%

Conflicts of interest declared by the Decision Maker if they sit as a Cabinet appointed representative to an outside body which relates to the decision:

None

Dispensations Granted:

(If any)

None

Reports or parts of reports considered

Cabinet Report February 2025

Fees and Charges 2025/26 exemptions

The report of Neil Best on ‘In year

implementation of future year’s pricing for

Waleswood Caravan and Camping Park’.