The vision to create hundreds of jobs and holiday homes at Pleasure Island could start to become a reality in 2025. The former site of the Cleethorpes theme park has become overgrown and a haven for wildlife since the attraction closed eight years ago. New reports have been commissioned ahead of an assessment of planning permission by North East Lincolnshire Council, which could be made in either February or March next year.
YPG Fab 2 Ltd and Seaside Getaways Ltd aim to turn the site into a holiday resort with around 270 luxury lodges and two hotels. Meanwhile, Lidl plan to build a superstore at the front of the Kings Road site and there would also be another retail unit, a leisure unit, restaurants and cafes. Together it is estimated there could be up to 450 new jobs with £16.
9m more visitor expenditure per year locally. A spokesperson for the developers told Grimsby Live: “The Environment Agency and Natural England, as major consultees, are in the final stages of reaching an agreement to support Planning Officers in their firm recommendation to approve the regeneration of the former Pleasure Island site. "This recommendation will bring the site back into use, and provide significant, gainful and meaningful employment to the area, and will be a massive boost to the tourist economy.
We expect a positive outcome in early Spring 2025, with work to commence immediately following the decision.” Pleasure Island closed in October 2016 and the site has remained redundant and be.
