With over 25 years' experience, Miles Dewhurst can offer a bespoke service to Holiday Park Owners and Operators. Following the sale of Park Leisure in 2017, Miles continued as CEO for a further two years until early 2019 when he felt it was the right time for new leadership and an opportunity for him to seek pastures new. In this business Miles specialised in park acquisition, organic growth, operational and sales opportunities.
Miles has been involved in an incredibly successful portfolio of parks, described as the very highest of quality throughout the industry. He is proud of the high praise and knows how unique it is to receive outstanding results on such a large collection of parks. He continually demonstrates the ability to push boundaries for design and implementation. Miles has surpassed expectation throughout his whole career, all with a very keen eye on park operational and financial performance.
Our Planning and Design service provides a comprehensive and effective planning solution for a diverse range of projects on park. Our dedicated team of experts is committed to crafting innovative park designs that seamlessly integrate with the natural surroundings, fostering a harmonious blend of aesthetics and functionality.
From pitch development to park landscaping, we pride ourselves on creating holiday park spaces that not only meet but exceed the expectations of our clients. Our focus extends beyond the conventional, as we offer specialised services in facilities enhancement and diversification, ensuring that every aspect of the park is optimised for maximum enjoyment and utility.
Whether you're envisioning a community gathering space, a sports facility, or a tranquil spa retreat, our consultancy is poised to transform your ideas into vibrant, sustainable, and engaging realities.
'Elevate your portfolio with our Park and Planning Service. Our project with Yorkshire Spa Retreat delivered a swift and seamless park development - Planning approval in April 2022 led to a grand opening within just six months, showcasing efficiency and innovation in the leisure industry. Position your business at the forefront of excellence'
Introducing our Fractional Sales Service, where we redefine holiday home ownership by offering a higher value proposition for holiday parks seeking to maximise pitch return. This is a proven system which has been developed over the past 15 years. We can provide a 'one stop' shop to ensure your team can deliver an outstanding customer experience throughout their ownership.
Our carefully crafted ¼ Share Owner Programs* ensure a remarkable return on investment, providing your customers with the opportunity to enjoy the benefits of a holiday home lodge, without the commitment of full ownership.
We understand the importance of flexibility, and our tailored owner programs for each pitch are designed to maximise your returns while offering hassle-free ownership for your customers. With our innovative model, customers pay only for the nights they stay on the park, benefiting from our unique booking system that offers complete flexibility.
'Revolutionise holiday home ownership with our Fractional Sales Service. Our bespoke and proven system maximises pitch return for holiday parks, offering a 'one-stop' solution for an exceptional customer experience in our carefully designed 1/4 Share Owner Programs.'
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As an approved partner of the STAYGROUNDEDTM system, Park Development is at the forefront of revolutionising the holiday and leisure park industry.
Our collaboration with STAYGROUNDEDTM signifies a commitment to providing cutting-edge solutions for the development of holiday parks. The innovative ground screw siting system offered by us is a game-changer, delivering a rapid, cost-efficient, and eco-friendly approach to siting holiday lodges, caravans, pods, facilities buildings, and much more!
The STAYGROUNDEDTM system is designed to transform the traditional landscape of holiday park development. With its efficiency and sustainability, our partnership ensures that Park Development remains a pioneer in the evolution of how holiday parks are conceived and constructed, offering a seamless and forward-thinking experience for our clients.
The STAYGROUNDEDTM product will also provide our clients with a more attractive planning application - reducing the impact to land, and ecology, throughout our park and planning developments.
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'Park Developments has reshaped the holiday home industry with the introduction of STAYGROUNDEDTM, a revolutionary system offering eco-friendly and sustainable siting solutions. By eliminating the use of concrete, STAYGROUNDEDTM aligns with the industry's focus on environmental responsibility, reducing the carbon footprint of holiday homes and meeting sustainability goals. The system's impressive efficiency allows for the installation of up to 10 plots in a single day, expediting the development process and contributing to the sector's overall growth. Park Developments' innovative approach with STAYGROUNDEDTM is significantly transforming the landscape of holiday home development.'
I first began working with Miles way back in 1999. As that is twenty years ago you would be forgiven for thinking his energy may have reduced - well that's not the case as his energy levels are as high as ever. However these energy levels can be applied with in excess of 20 years' experience making him a truly valuable member of any team or group operating in the holiday caravan or lodge sector. I have worked with Miles as a client on various Planning Applications , Rent Reviews, Valuations, Acquisitions and Sales of holiday parks. I have always found him be straight forward and to the point. Waffle and procrastination are not adjectives you will find in the same sentence as one describing Miles Dewhurst. He takes an absolute commercial approach to everything he does but he is not without a creative or sympathetic side to his character and this is clearly visible when looking at the parks he has had a major hand in designing or laying out for the next generation of caravan and lodge owners
Over the last 15 years I have advised upon several holiday parks that Miles has developed and operated. The quality of these holiday parks is consistently impressive and one in particular, which was a complete brownfield redevelopment, is one of the finest holiday parks I have witnessed.
I have worked with Miles on many projects over the last 20 years, both acting for him and conducting business with him on behalf of private clients. Miles has brought his unique blend of personability, professionalism and decisiveness to all projects we have worked on together and his relentless pursuit of service excellence and high quality offerings is a real credit to him.
A huge part of Park Leisure's success, was the continued pursuit and delivery of it's promises, to the guests and to the holiday home owners. Miles set out from the very start to create a unique 5 Star holiday business, that would stand out from the competition, where quality was never compromised and excellence came as standard. This was a strong promise to uphold but Miles is a true visionary and his experience and 'blue sky' thinking, continued to push the boundaries on park design, Innovation and overall quality and standards – as well as identifying great new business opportunities. The parks looked absolutely stunning and I felt incredibly proud to work for a company that had integrity and valued its team, its guests and owners so highly.
I thoroughly enjoyed my time at Park Leisure and Miles played a huge part in this. Miles has become a good friend, a true gentlemen both in and out of the work place and it gives me great pleasure to support Miles in his new venture. I could not recommend Miles highly enough and I am certain it will be equally as successful.
Park Development offers you a confidential evaluation of your park and its business. Miles personally conducts this work and operates on a without-commitment basis. If you want to develop your park, brand, identity or performance, let us put our expertise to work for you.
Once we agree on a goal for your park, our team of park experts work alongside you to achieve them. No commitments – we simply show you what's available and show you how best to grow.
Miles has experience blending a 5 star commercial park environment with the attractive personal family owned park. With our help, you'll see an increase in holiday home sales but keep your existing owner-base happy. You'll increase rental revenues without compromising repeat bookings; in fact, we'll help you increase these too.