Caravan Site Licences
To station a caravan or mobile home on a
piece of land and use it as a home, both Planning Permission
and a Licence have to be in place.
Before a licence can be considered, the user
must have Planning Permission for the use. Consult the Council's
Planning Services about this first.
You will usually also need a Licence, but
there are some exceptions, including:
- Incidental use within the boundary of a
dwelling house
- A single caravan for not more that two
nights and twenty-eight days in a year
- Holdings of 5 acres or more if not more
than twenty-eight days in a year and a maximum of three caravans at
a time
- Sites occupied and supervised by
organisations exempted by the secretary of state
- Sites approved by exempted organisations
for up to five caravans
- Meetings organised by exempted
organisations
- Agriculture and forestry workers
- Building and engineering sites
- Travelling showmen
- Gypsy sites occupied by county
councils
You will need to specify in writing exactly
what type and number of caravans will be stationed on the land and
what provisions will be made for water supply, drainage, power
supply and fire precautions. A map detailing the land and the
caravan positions on it will also need to be supplied. No fee is
payable for a licence.
A list of the standard conditions which will
apply to a caravan licence are listed in the linked document:
Harlow Council Caravan Site
Licence Standard Conditions
We can give you more detailed advice about how
to apply for a caravan licence: please contact Harlow Council's
Environmental Health Team on 01279 446111 or e-mail to env.health@harlow.gov.uk