Farm just outside Harborough to be converted into site for nine shepherd huts and one yurt

Former farmland is set to be converted into a site for nine shepherd huts and one yurt.

Sean Conway, who owns Home Farm in Cotesbach, has been granted planning permission by Harborough District Council to make the changes.

He says they are needed to provide accommodation for tourists to the area, and for accommodation for those who are working at the farm site and it’s onsite equestrian business.

There will be four two-person huts, and five four-person huts, with the operation running similarly to a caravan site and accommodation rented out on a nightly basis. Each hut will include a fire pit and hot tub.

The planning application reads: “The proposal will seek to further enhance the luxury glamping locally. The development will prove beneficial to local from the increased footfall and additional employment within the area.”