Row over toilets at Heacham campsite flares up again

Now he has launched an appeal after conditions were once again applied dictating who can and can't spend a penny there.

Nigel Marsh was given planning permission for the conveniences on his land near the South Beach at Heacham in 2019 on condition they could only be used by farm workers.

The toilets on Nigel Marsh's campsite at Heacham (Image: Chris Bishop) Since then, the site has been developed with holiday lets and a campsite, which has become the centre of a lengthy planning wrangle with West Norfolk Council.

In 2022, the authority launched an investigation followed by enforcement action after officials became suspicious the toilets were being used by non-agricultural personnel.  

On July 29, the council's planning committee agreed permission for the loos, removing the farm workers only clause.

Nigel Marsh has been involved in a lengthy battle with officials over his campsite at Heacham (Image: Chris Bishop) But it was replaced by a condition which now restricts their use to Mr Marsh and his staff, along with guests staying in his holiday lets and a hotel which has yet to be built in a grain store on the site.

"When we got the consent back it included me, it included my staff, it included guests who could no longer stay in the holiday lets because it was a defunct application and it included guests who haven't started to use the grain store because it hasn't been converted into a hotel yet," he said.

"What it should say is anyone I invite lawfully onto my land should be able to use them."

Nigel Marsh has been involved in a lengthy battle with officials over his campsite at Heacham (Image: Chris Bishop) Mr Marsh has now appealed to the planning inspectorate. He has so far won three appeals against the council, which has been ordered to pay costs estimated at £10,000.