Craven District Council licences caravan sites under the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960

A caravan site includes anywhere a caravan (including mobile or ‘park’ home) is situated and occupied for human habitation including touring sites and single sites.

However it does not include sites where caravans are kept for storage only (driveways, retailers, storage parks) or where a caravan is used as additional accommodation for an existing dwelling (i.e. where your teenage son or daughter has their own pad in the garden).

Touring sites which are run by and for the use of the Caravan Club or Camping and Caravan Club are exempt from licensing requirements, but are subject to their own club rules.

Before a licence can be granted a caravan site must first be granted Planning Consent. For information on this, please contact Planning Services on 01756 706458

Applying for a Caravan Site Licence

Once a Planning Consent has been granted a Caravan Site Licence can be applied for and will be issued.

The primary purposes of a Caravan Site Licence is to ensure that the risk of spread of fire is minimized, that there is appropriate access to the site for emergency services and that that facilities appropriate to the nature and size of the site are provided.

To ensure that this is done the licence is issued subject to conditions and a copy of the licence is displayed on site. The Council will then inspect the site regularly to ensure that the conditions are being complied with.

Once granted the licence remains in force for the lifetime of the site.