Planning Guide to Caravans

Planning Guide to Caravans What is Caravan? A caravan is a structure which is designed or adapted to be lived in and which is able to be moved Vehicles such as motorised caravans or converted coaches or vans are also considered to be caravans but tents are not The Need for Planning A caravan can only be stationed on land without the need to obtain planning pérmission or a site license in the following circumstances WITHIN THE CURTILAGE OF A DWELLING A caravan may be parked on the dřive or in the garden of a dwelling It cannot be used as a separate dwelling or hired out USE OF LAND AS A CARAVAN SITE One caravan can be stationed on land for no more than two nights This is to allow for the overnight stops of travelling people Permission Siting on Agricutural Holdings of Five Acres or more Land comprising at least 5 acres can be used as a Caravan Site You can station up to 3 caravans on land of 5 acres or more, for up to 28 days in a twelve month period Sites exempted and supervised by Exempted Organisations Land occupied by an Exempted Organisation can be used as a Caravan Site It is for recreational use and the site is supervised by the organisation SITES APPROVED BY EXEMPTED ORGANISATIONS No more than five caravans are situated on the land at any one time The caravan site is used only by members of the organisation Certificates are issued by the organisations on a yearly basis SITE LICENCES A site licence is required in addition to planning permission in all cases where a caravan is to be lived in permanently or for short períod DEVELOPMENT ON LICENSED CARAVANS SITES Development which must be carried out to comply with the conditions of a site licence which is in force does not require planning permission Any other development such as garages hard standings or sheds on residential caravan sites will require planning permission Designed & developed in public interest by - www.ndoecaravans.co.uk N. DOE CARAVANS Specialiste in mobile homes, etatic caravane and koliday komes Piktochart -I make information beautiful