Licensing

Caravan Sites

Caravan site operators must hold a valid site licence. Before a caravan site can be licensed, planning permission is required.

Contact us for licensing, inspection, advice and enforcement issues.

Site licenses identify owners and their site management and maintenance responsibilities. These include:

• Providing fire precautions and adequate amenities
• Controlling the number of caravans on the site
• Distance between and positioning of caravans
• Providing adequate drainage and water supplies
• Providing adequate electric and gas mains supplies

There are exempt sites in the Borough. These include travelling show persons sites and temporary sites occupied by agricultural, engineering, forestry and construction workers.

To obtain a site license the operator must first obtain appropriate planning permission to use their land for this purpose. They can then make an application for a site licence to the Local Authority. Only when the Local Authority is satisfied that the applicant has the appropriate planning permission and the site is up to the required standard will a license be issued.

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