Residents in a leafy English port town have demanded the closure of a luxury glamping site as loud late-night romps disturb neighbours.
The Secret Garden Glamping Site consists of two 16-foot tents set up behind a three bedroom semi-detached house in a residential area of Lymington.
Site owner Liz Feay sought planning permission to use part of her garden as a glamping site for five months a year.
It has been running for four years and provides spaces for guests to “rest, relax and play in”.
Site owner Liz Feay sought planning permission to use part of her garden as a glamping site for five-months a year
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However, local residents have not had the same experience and have issued complaints about campers copulating loudly in the tent.
Mel Sims, 51, who lives directly behind the garden of the £405,000 property, said: “I live directly behind this garden and see the tent top from my windows.
“I bought this house last year thinking it was in a quiet cul de sac.
“That is until people come to stay there. The noise from this garden/field in the summer is too much, often past midnight.
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The two tents are located at the rear of a property in Lymington
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“There is music, loud chat, sex in the thin tents we all awkwardly hear and swearing. I do not want to back onto a clamping or campsite.”
Neighbour Daniel Wells added: “As this is specifically targeted at holidaying guests socialising continues through the working week, disturbing sleep for myself, my wife and our son whose bedroom is at the back of the house.
“Most upsetting perhaps is that on several occasions we have had to close the window to block out the sound of a couple engaging in acts of a sexual nature, which the fabric walls of a tent clearly did not and do not contain.”
Stephanie Glasspool also claimed she could hear “people having sexual intercourse”, saying this was “far beyond what one would expect in a residential family neighbourhood”.
A two-night stay in one of the luxury tents is priced at £206
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Guests can book to stay at either of the two tents, named Flora and Belle, from May to September.
A two-night stay in one of the luxury tents is priced at £206.
Members of the Lymington & Pennington Town Council planning committee voted against Feay’s application and recommended that the New Forest District Council concur.
New Forest District Council received a letter in January from Feary’s planning agent submitting an application after enforcement enquiries were made about the business in 2023.
A decision is reportedly expected any time, with a deadline of March 6.