Run a residential mobile home park in Scotland: the Part 1A site licence

A park where people live permanently in mobile homes is regulated differently from a holiday park. In Scotland, a park with permanent residents is a "relevant permanent site" and needs a Part 1A site licence from the local council. Holiday-only sites do not.

Is your site covered?

• Yes: a site where residents live in their mobile homes as their permanent home.
• No: a holiday-only site, a site occupied only seasonally by showpeople, or a site where the only permanent residents are employees.
• Unsure: ask your council's Environmental Health team, which issues the licences.

What the licence requires

Timeline and next steps

1. 1 May 2017: the Part 1A licensing system started for new applications.
2. 1 May 2019: the deadline for operators who already held a licence under Part 1 of the 1960 Act to apply for a Part 1A licence.
3. Now: every relevant permanent site must hold a Part 1A licence, valid for up to five years. Diarise your expiry date and renew with the council before it runs out.

If your council takes enforcement action, a penalty notice stops residents paying pitch fees and site charges for its duration, and stops you claiming commission on sales of homes on the site. An improvement notice gives you a set time to fix a problem before that happens.