Holiday Village Plans Set for Planning Committee decision, after objections raised....

Site of the former Mayfair Sports Domes Seaton Carew

The plans which were submitted just weeks ago have received a number of objections from the local community triggering the process for the plans to be put to a council committee for a final decision.

22nd October 2025

14:49pm

Plans for the creation of a holiday lodge village on the outskirts of Hartlepool have been dealt a set back, after its claimed the number of objections to the plans means a council committee will likely have to decide upon the proposals in the near future.

The plans, outlined in a Planning Statement prepared by consultant Damien Wilson in July 2025, sought outline permission to create a new “Seaton Holiday Village” featuring up to 60 static holiday lodges...

The near 10-acre plot, once home to the former Sports Domes leisure complex, has stood largely abandoned for years—and has reportedly been plagued by vandalism, fly-tipping, and unauthorised use. The plans aim to transform the site into a year-round tourism destination whilst cleaning up one of Seaton Carew’s most visible eyesores.

However, the Teesside & Durham Post understands that as many as eleven objections from the local community have already been submitted to Hartlepool Borough Council alongside one letter of support, claiming the plans will bring back into use a site that has been plagued with issues for many years. However its said that locals are seeing it in a less favourable light, with many of the objections relating to the potential increase in traffic & the business rationale of a holiday village stuck right next to a landfill site which already has numerous complaints regarding foul odours & litter.

Nevertheless, the applicants are seeing it much differently, with the applicants arguing that Seaton Carew is “ideally placed” to attract tourists due to its proximity to the beach, the RSPB’s Saltholme Reserve, the National Museum of the Royal Navy, and the Heugh Battery Museum. An Economic Impact Assessment submitted with the application claims the project would create new local jobs, as well as Boosting the local economy & support Hartlepool’s growing tourism economy

A target decision date of January 2026 was penciled in according to the documents our reporters have seen, however in light of the objections raised, its likely the plans will now be put before a council committee sometime in the spring of 2026.