Fifth holiday village for Center Parcs UK

Center Parcs UK has submitted a planning application for a fifth holiday village, in Bedfordshire, which is expected to cost £160m.

Following a study of more than 40-forested sites and six months of public consultation, the holiday village operator made an outline planning application to Mid Beds District Council on 27 June, for a 365-acre site at Warren Wood near Woburn.

The proposed complex will follow the design of the four Center Parcs villages, which on average have 800 villas and welcome a total of more than 1.3m guests a year.

It will feature a range of indoor and outdoor leisure facilities, a variety of restaurants, a subtropical swimming paradise and an Aqua Sana spa.

Center Parcs has yet to release funding information for the development but aims to open the property in 2008. Details: www.centerparcs.co.uk