Caravan and Tent Site Licensing

1. Licensing of Caravan and Tent Sites

2. Caravan Site Licensing

3. How do I apply for a holiday caravan site licence?

4. How do I apply for a 'tent' site licence?

5. Conditions

6. Transferring the site licence

7. Keeping us informed

8. Inspection

9. Fire Precautions

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Caravan Site Licensing

A caravan includes holiday caravans, residential caravans, touring caravans and dormobiles.

The Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960 prohibits the use of land as a caravan site unless the occupier holds a site licence issued by the local authority. There are a number of exemptions to this licensing requirement, such as:

Incidental use within the boundary of a dwelling house
Sites approved by certain organisations i.e. caravan club etc.
Building and engineering sites
Traveling Showman sites
Sites occupied by the local authority

ID: 1516, revised 01/02/2023