BOSSES of a popular tourist attraction are hoping to use their land to create a 120-lodge holiday park.

A planning application for the site at Puxton Park in Cowslip Lane, Hewish, has been submitted to North Somerset Council.

The park would be built on what is currently agricultural land, alongside the adventure park, farm shop and cheese factory.

Documents submitted with the application say: “The wider re-use of the agricultural holding has successfully created significant employment and tourism opportunities in the locality.

“The proposal will enhance the available facilities and increase employment and rural economic enterprise opportunities.”

It says it would encourage more people to stay in North Somerset for longer visits than day trips.

It quotes a council survey from 2012, which said only 25 per cent of people visiting Weston were staying locally.

The application says: “The layout is deemed high-quality and spacious in line with the stated aim of a high end offering and will deliver a less formal, more natural form of development.

“The scheme creates a substantial tourism offering in association with the existing wider site.”