UK: His Majesty King Charles III has reportedly approved plans for a luxury glamping “village” to be built on the Sandringham Estate as an extension of its existing caravan site.
The Sandringham Caravan and Motorhome Club already holds 138 royal parkland pitches but reports suggest that the royal family want to add safari-style tents to their offering, with each tent having its own private veranda and built-in barbecues.
Should the planning application be approved by The Borough Council of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk [where Sandringham is located], up to 15 tents could be pitched in a woodland area on the estate, as well as the addition of a further 28 touring caravan pitches and 12 camping pitches. All-weather pitches and new toilet blocks are also under consideration for the existing site.
A planning statement estimates that the site could generate approximately £4.94 million for the local economy if the glamping village comes to fruition and it reaches “mature occupancy”.
The Sandringham Estate has been occupied since the Elizabethan era [15-1600s] and has since been owned by the Hoste Henley family, King Edward II and other monarchs up to King Charles III in the present day.
Queen Elizabeth II opened the house up to the public in 1977 to commemorate her Silver Jubilee and passed it on to His Majesty upon her death in 2022.
Any building work on the 200,000-acre estate, which includes the Grade II-listed Sandringham House, must receive approval from King Charles himself.
The Borough Council of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk is expected to determine the result of the application by mid-April, according to The Daily Mail.
