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Caravan Site Licences

Caravan Site Licensing

The Caravan Site and Control of Development Act 1960 makes it an offence to use land for a caravan site without an appropriate site licence issued by the Local Authority unless it falls within one of the exemptions listed below.

Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council's Environmental Health service provides licences for touring, static holiday or residential caravan sites within the Borough. We can also help anyone who wishes to make a complaint about standards on a caravan or camp site.
 

Applying for a caravan site licence

There is no charge to apply for a Licence and you can download an application form. Once you have filled this in, please return it to the address at the bottom of this page
 

If you are the new owner of an existing caravan site, you will need to apply for the licence to be transferred from the previous owner to your name. You must provide evidence that you are now the current owner of, or the person in charge of, the land.

Licence conditions
Caravan site licences are issued with conditions which relate to:

• The number of caravans allowed per hectare (called the permitted density)
• The spacing between caravans
• Water supply, drainage, lavatory and washing facilities
• Safety of electrical installations
• Gas safety and refuse disposal

If you are considering buying an existing caravan site you must make sure you are satisfied that the site complies with any conditions related to the planning consent for the site, which are a separate matter from the site conditions.

Exemptions
You do not need a caravan or camp site licence for the following:

• A caravan kept within the grounds of a house. To be exempt from needing a licence, the caravan cannot be occupied separately to the house.
• A single caravan sited in the same place for not more than two consecutive nights, up to 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 occupied by exempted organisations such as the Caravan Club
• Sites of up to five caravans certified by an exempted organisation and which are for members only
• Sites for temporary purposes such as caravan rallies organised by exempted organisations and attended only by their members
• Agricultural and forestry workers, building and engineering sites and travelling salesmen.

Public Register
A Public Register for all Caravan Sites within the Borough can be found at www.hinckley-bosworth.gov.uk/pp/service/directory.asp

Environmental Health
First Floor
Florence House
St Marys Road
Hinckley
Leicestershire
LE10 1EQ

Telephone : 01455 238141

Fax : 01455 234590

Email : esadmin@hinckley-bosworth.gov.uk

Last updated : 13/05/2010 09:48:36