A camp-site near Weston-super-Mare could soon expand to meet demand for seaside breaks on the Somerset coast.

David Scott runs the Northam Farm Campsite and Caravan Park, located off South Road in Brean, roughly halfway between Weston-super-Mare and Highbridge.

Mr Scott has applied to expand the camp to the south, creating 60 new lodges with wooden decking on an underutilised field near the Brean Country Club golf course.

Sedgemoor District Council is expected to make a decision on the proposals before Christmas.

The field in question lies at the southern edge of the campsite, bordered by the neighbouring Brean Sands Holiday Park and the West Rhyne, which filters into the River Axe.

Access would be from the existing estate roads within the campsite, with the lodges measuring 40 feet by 14 feet (around 12 metres by around four metres) and being set at least 75cm off the ground to mitigate the risk of flooding.

A spokesman for ARA Architecture, representing Mr Scott said: “The introduction of this new high-quality accommodation will further enhance the existing attraction of the holiday park and that of its neighbouring tourism businesses.

“The holiday lodges will encourage high-spending visitors to the park. These visitors will spend much more money at local shops, pubs, and restaurants.

“The park’s access and egress has multiple lane access to accommodate the more than 900 visiting caravans yearly, and therefore the increase of cars from that proposed will be negligible and easily accommodated.”

The council is expected to make a decision before the end of the year; however, it is not currently clear whether the decision will be taken in public by its development committee or through the delegated power of its planning officers.