A children's hospice has voiced concerns over plans for a holiday to be built on land adjacent to their facility.
Barry Island Pleasure Park owner Henry Danter announced plans to build a new holiday camp in Sully, an 11-minute drive from Barry Island, last month after purchasing a currently unused plot. Children's hospice Ty Hafan, which is situated near the proposed site, have released a statement saying they have "not seen any details yet, so have not had an opportunity to understand fully what is proposed for the land".
Mr Danter told WalesOnline last month that the town is in desperate need of holiday accommodation, and claims he receives 100 calls a day from people looking for a place to stay. Mr Danter said the 20-acre site which overlooks the sea would include caravans for guests to stay in as well as log cabins, if he receives the necessary planning permission.
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In a statement published on their website, Ty Hafan said: "As a provider of care services to vulnerable children and young adults, we have not seen any details yet, so have not had an opportunity to understand fully what is proposed for the land immediately adjacent to our hospice and its grounds on Hayes Road, Sully, or to scrutinise any plans.
"That notwithstanding, it goes without saying that the security, safety, privacy and tranquillity of our hospice, and its sensory and memorial gardens, is of paramount importance to the children with life-shortening conditions, and their families, who use our facilities and access the unique care and support we provide 24/7.
"As a charity, and with our hospice itself located in Sully, a community that has always supported us, we hope that our concerns are obvious to businesses and members of the local community, including those who make planning decisions.
"We would invite anyone connected to the proposed development to get in touch with us so we can share information with them about what we do, and why the security, safety, privacy and tranquillity of our hospice and gardens cannot, and must never, be compromised."
Mr Danter told WalesOnline he has arranged to contact Ty Hafan through a third party and is awaiting a response. He said: "I want to assure them (Ty Hafan) that I want to work with them, not against them. We wouldn't want to upset anyone with our plans."
Mr Danter also said he has no plans to remove the forest area that is in between the hospice and his site.
If planning permission is not approved by Vale of Glamorgan Council's planning committee, the entrepreneur said he plans to place industrial units at the location. He said he submitted his planning application at the end of February to the Vale of Glamorgan Council for the holiday park.
A spokesperson for the Vale of Glamorgan Council said: "An application was submitted in late February, but was not valid as it was not accompanied by the necessary documentation. This would be classed as a major application due to the site area, meaning first a statutory pre-application consultation must be carried out. This has not happened. The land is allocated for employment uses in the current Local Development Plan, however, there has been no planning application approved for such development, and an allocation in the LDP does not amount to planning permission."
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