What this covers
Why you need it
Parliament created it. The power to require it comes from Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960.
What the Act carries
What our graph holds for Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960 as a whole — the Act behind this licence, not the licence conditions themselves.
- Duties on businesses
- 14
- Penalties
- 13
- Exemptions
- 2
Duties on businesses under the Act
- Use land as a caravan site without a site licence s.1
- Fail to comply with caravan site compliance notice s.9B
- Fail to comply with site licence conditions s.9
- Fail to surrender site licence for alteration s.11
- Station caravan on common land in breach of council order s.23
- Consent, connive or neglect leading to company caravan site offence s.26A
… and 8 more business duties in the same Act.
What happens if you get it wrong
- Fail to comply with caravan site compliance notice Unlimited fine
- Use land as a caravan site without a site licence Unlimited fine
- Use caravan site without a Part 1A licence Fine up to £50,000
- Fail to comply with a Part 1A site licence condition Fine up to £10,000
- Fail to comply with improvement notice Fine up to £10,000
… and 8 more penalties in the same Act.
Exemptions that may take you outside it
- Fire safety rules separate from caravan site licence conditions — The caravan site land is subject to the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (England & Wales) or Part 3 …
- Part 1A licence holders exempt from offence of using site without a licence — You hold a Part 1A site licence for the relevant permanent site and the use is of that site
Read our full dossier on Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960
Who issues it
Your local council issues this. Councils apply the same statute but set their own fees, conditions and timescales.
Where to apply
Duty, penalty and exemption labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the enabling instrument, not the instrument itself. Fees, forms and conditions are set by the issuing authority — always check the linked source.