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Licensing of caravan sites Licensing of caravan sites

England, Wales and Scotland

  1. 1Prohibition of use of land as caravan site without site licence.
  2. 2Exemptions from licensing requirements.
  3. 3Issue of site licences by local authorities.
  4. 4Duration of site licences.
  5. 5Power of local authority to attach conditions to site licences.
  6. 5ARelevant protected sites: annual fee
  7. 6Failure by local authority to issue site licence.
  8. 7Appeal to magistrates’ court against conditions attached to site licence. Appeal against conditions attached to site licence
  9. 8Power of local authority to alter conditions attached to site licences.
  10. 9Provisions as to breaches of condition. Breach of condition: land other than relevant protected sites in England
  11. 9ABreach of condition: relevant protected sites in England
  12. 9BCompliance notice under section 9A: offence and multiple convictions
  13. 9CCompliance notice under section 9A: power to demand expenses
  14. 9DPower to take action following conviction of occupier
  15. 9EPower to take emergency action
  16. 9FAction under section 9D or 9E: power to demand expenses
  17. 9GAppeals under section 9A, 9E or 9F
  18. 9HWhen compliance notice or expenses demand becomes operative
  19. 9IRecovery of expenses demanded under section 9C or 9F
  20. 10Transfer of site licences, and transmission on death, etc.
  21. 10APowers to charge fees: supplementary
  22. 11Duty of licence holder to surrender licence for alteration.
  23. 12Responsibility of occupier of land subject to a licence or special tenancy.

Notes on Part I

Modifications

C1

Pt. I extended by London Government Act 1963 (c. 33), Sch. 17 para. 21(1)

C2

Pt. I (ss. 1–32) applied (E.W.) by Local Government Finance Act 1988 (c. 41, SIF 81:1), ss. 31(7), 66(7)

C3

Pt. I (ss. 1-32) definition of caravan applied by Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc. (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 47, SIF 81:2; 103:2), s. 2(3)(as amended by Caravans (Standard Community Charge and Rating) Act 1991 (c. 2, SIF 81:1,2), s. 2(1))

C4

Pt. I (ss. 1-32) applied (E.W.) (6.3.1992) by Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14), s. 7(6) (with s. 118(1)(2)(4)).

C5

Pt. I: power to disapply conferred (W.) (28.4.2026) by Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Act 2026 (asc 10), ss. 57(2)(b), 61(1)