PLANS have been submitted to extend a luxury lakeside lodge development currently under construction near Carnforth.

Work started in February to redevelop the former Tewitfield fisheries site and 30 lodges are currently being built for luxury leisure and accommodation provider Lodge Quest.

Now, Lancaster-based Harrison Pitt Architects has submitted a planning application for a further 23 three-bedroom lodges for the 26-acre site, off Burton Road, which will be known as Twin Lakes Country Club.

The development, situated just outside the Arnside and Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, is due to open in 2016.

The location has been chosen to give those purchasing lodges easy access to the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales National Parks.

Richard Wooldridge, a director of Harrison Pitt Architects, said: “The lodges are designed to have high energy-efficiency and are built with timber from sustainable sources. They will provide top-quality accommodation and can only enhance the tourism facilities available in the area."

The lake, which was used to farm trout for fishing until its closure in 2013, will be the main focus of the new leisure park.

It is being extensively landscaped to allow circular recreational walks around the lake and to connect to other footpaths and cycle routes in the area. It will also have playing facilities, car parking and other amenities on site.

A decision on the planning application for the additional 23 lodges is expected before the end of the year.