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• Sunday Trading
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Anyone stationing a caravan or mobile home on land will require a caravan site licence. Make your applications for a site licence to the local authority in whose area the land situated.

If you allow your land to be used as a camping site by the public for more than 42 consecutive days or for more than 60 days in any consecutive 12 months, you require a camping site licence.

• View exceptions to requirement for licence

Planning permission may also be required.

How to apply

• Application for a caravan and camping site licence under Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960
• Tell us about a change to your existing caravan site under the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960
• Apply to transfer your caravan and camping site licence under the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960
• Application to licence a camp site under Public Health Act 1936
• Tell us about a change to your existing camp site under Public Health Act 1936

You will also need to submit plans for the proposed site, which must be based on a 1/2500 scale Ordnance Survey map:

• Outline the site in red.  
• If you own or control any adjoining land, this area should be shaded in blue.
• The layout plan should show the positions of the facilities and should distinguish between those already existing and those proposed.

Eligibility

You must be entitled to use the land as a caravan or camping site. Licences will not be issued to applicants who have had a site licence revoked within three years of the current application.

What the law says

Caravan sites

• Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960

Camping sites

• Public Health Act 1936

Application process

Site licences may have conditions which restrict the number or type of caravans, and to ensure that sanitary and other facilities, services and equipment are supplied and maintained.

How long will it take you to process my application?

We aim to process your application within 28 days of receiving it. As it is in the public interest that we process your application before it can be granted, please contact us if you have not heard from us by the end of this period. You can do this online if you applied through the UK Welcomes service or by using the contact details on this page.

How to appeal

Please contact us first. If you want to object to a condition on the licence you can appeal to the local magistrates' court within 21 days of receiving notice of the decision. If you are refused a licence you can appeal by way of judicial review. We recommend that you seek legal advice should you wish to do this.

Complaints about caravan or camping sites

If you want to complain that a caravan or camping site is causing a nuisance such as noise, or if you believe that there has been a breach of licence conditions, please contact us. If you are in the UK, you can also contact Consumer Direct who will give you advice. From outside the UK please contact the UK European Consumer Centre.

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