Caravan Campsites

Caravan Sites

Caravan Site Licences are issued under the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960. No fee is payable.

A site licence is normally required for any land on which a caravan is sited for the purpose of people living there, although there are a few exceptions.

Planning permission must have been granted under Part III of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 before an application for a site licence can be considered or a certificate of lawful use (CLEUD) before you apply. Without planning permission, we cannot issue you a licence.

Conditions are attached to licences, appropriate to the site concerned. These normally relate to the layout of the site, safety provisions and welfare facilities for the occupants.

You are exempt from having to apply for a licence if:

  • Forestry workers, builders, travelling showmen or seasonal worker stay in caravans on the site
  • The site is 5 or more acres and there are 3 or less caravans there for 28 days a year or less
  • You are a member of a caravan club and have a caravan exemption certificate
  • Your site is approved by an organisation with a caravan exemption certificate
  • Members of an exempted organisation stay in their caravans on the site
  • Your site is used for a caravan club members social get-together

You can access a Caravan Licence Application form [DOC 164KB] through our website.

Camping Sites

Private Sector Housing also administer the relevant statutory provisions related to campsites.

Camping Site Licences are issued under the Public Health Act 1936. No fee is payable.

The need for a licence is necessary if the site is used for more than 42 consecutive days, or for more than 60 days in any 12 consecutive months. However, it should be noted that the use of land as a camping site for more than 60  days in any calendar year will require planning permission. Conditions are attached to licences, appropriate to the site concerned. These normally relate to the layout of the site, safety provisions and welfare facilities for the occupants.

Licence conditions normally relate to the layout of the site and the provision of facilities such as sanitary accommodations. It is important that applications are supported by:

  • A layout plan showing the boundaries of the site
  • The proposed positions of tentage
  • Car parking
  • Firefighting arrangements
  • Sanitary facilities
  • Refuse arrangements
  • Water supplies
  • Access or egress arrangements.

If the plan is submitted as a paper copy, please use a scale of no less than 1/500.

The local authority may alter conditions at any time.

Applications for Caravan/Camping Site Licences are dealt with on an individual basis and are overseen by our Private Sector Housing Team. Email the Private Sector Housing Team for more information.

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