Mobile home and caravan site licence

You must be entitled to use the land as a caravan site. We will not issue you with a licence if you have had a site licence revoked within three years of your application.

Exemptions

You do not need a licence for a caravan or mobile home if its use meets any of these criteria:

• A caravan sited within the curtilage of a dwelling house. This means it cannot be occupied separately.
• A single caravan sited for not more than two consecutive nights for a maximum of 28 days in any 12 months.
• Up to three caravans on a site of not less than five acres for a maximum of 28 days in any 12 months.
• Sites operated and supervised by exempted organisations; e.g. such as the Caravan Club.
• Sites of up to 5 caravans certified by an exempt organisation and which are for members only.
• Sites occupied by a licensing authority, such as council-run sites for gypsy and traveller groups.
• Sites occupied by exempted organisations.
• Sites for temporary and special purposes such as caravan rallies, agricultural and forestry workers, building and engineering sites and travelling showmen.
• A site for tents used for a maximum of 28 days in any 12 months.

• Apply for a caravan or camp site licence
• Tell us about a change to your existing caravan or camp site

A site must have planning permission, where applicable, before we will issue a licence for its use as a caravan or camping site.

Tacit consent

Tacit consent applies to this licence. This means that if you do not hear from us within 28 days you can act as though we have granted you a licence.

The following fees apply:

• Application: £250
• Annual fee, 2 to 10 units: £150
• Annual fee, 11 to 30 units: £220
• Annual fee, 31 units or more: £300
• Compliance notice: £300
• Transfer of licence: £50
• Variation of licence: £250

If you are unhappy with the way that we decided your application you should contact us straight away. In certain circumstances you can appeal to a magistrate, but you must do this within 28 days.

There is a public register for this licence.

• View the public register

We also have a duty to maintain a register of mobile home and caravan site rules deposited with the council.

• View the register of site rules