PLANS to turn a popular Hampshire country park into a “luxury” glamping site have been approved.

A plot of land at Manor Farm Country Park will be transformed to accommodate “high-end” 18 tents.

The 2.8-hectare site, located off Pylands Lane in Bursledon, is currently used as a hayfield.

The new camping site will be run by Canvas and Stars for guests to visit between April and September.

It will be run on a trial basis for two years but with a view to make it permanent.

There will be 15 temporary canvas tents for guests to rent, as well three tents used by staff and as communal areas.

A facility block for showers and toilets will also be installed.

Tents reportedly sleep four people or up to six for families with small children.

The site is being run with an emphasis on family holidays which provide the opportunity to bond and connect with nature.

Campers will have access to communal kitchen facilities which each tent benefits from off-ground fire bowls for cooking, plus a communal off-ground fire bowl.

A natural wood-burning hot-tub will be set-up on the site with Canvas and Stars restricting guests from playing music after 10pm.

Parking spaces for up to 20 vehicles would be located within the area so that people are “glamped” near to their tents.

The site will have solar panels and a small diesel generator to power a shared fridge and mobile phone charging units each day from 9am to 6pm.

Low-level external lighting will be provided in the evening by battery-powered lights and solar.

The glamping site will be manned 24 hours per day by at least one site manager.

The country park is a recreational area which is a mix of open fields and woodland that reaches down to the River Hamble to the site of the proposed glamping site.

There is an area of woodland to the south of the site that is a Site of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINC) with the River Hamble further to the south designated as a European Nature Conservation Site and a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).

The Echo has contacted Hampshire County Council, which owns the park, for comment.