Caravan site licences

A caravan site includes anywhere a caravan (including mobile or 'park' home) is situated and occupied for human habitation including on a permanent, touring or holiday basis.

We are responsible for the issuing of licences to caravan sites to ensure proper health, safety and welfare standards are maintained.

The licence will ensure that:

• fire risk is minimised
• there is access to the site for emergency services
• site facilities are appropriate to the nature and size of the site

To achieve this, licence conditions may be applied covering issues such as:

• types and number of caravans
• when caravans can be occupied
• density and caravan spacing
• regulation of other structures such as tents
• water supplies
• sanitary provisions
• supply an maintenance of equipment
• fire precautions and fire fighting controls
• roadways
• land enhancement such as planting or replanting bushes or trees

We respond to complaints about unsatisfactory caravans and caravan sites and we also carry out regular programmed inspections of sites, ensuring they’re complying with their licence conditions.

To report problems associated with harassment or unlawful evictions, get in touch using the details at the bottom of this page.