Caravan Sites - Licensing

Licensing of holiday or permanent residential  caravan sites is administered by our Private Sector Housing Team. This covers both permanent and temporary residential and non-residential touring and non-touring sites.

All sites must have planning permission before a licence can be granted. Our Private Sector Housing Team normally receive notification from our Planning section, but if an application is received direct by the team, we inform the applicant that they must have planning permission first.

In simple terms, the procedure for obtaining a licence has the following stages:

1. Notification received by Private Sector Housing Team, either through our Planning section or direct from applicant
2. An application form is sent out with an explanatory letter
3. Applicant completes and returns the application form
4. The site is visited and inspected by an officer from the Private Sector Housing Team
5. If planning permission has been granted and the visiting officer's report contains no issues of concern or the need for further investigation the licence, conditions and covering letter are issued and the licence expiry date recorded

Licences are granted for varying amounts of time, dependent on planning permission. if a long-term licence is granted the site will usually be visited by an officer from the Private Sector Housing Team on a regular basis to ensure the conditions of the licence are being maintained.

For further information contact:

Telephone
01362 656870

email
privatesector.housing@breckland.gov.uk

Fax
01362 693733

Breckland Council
Private Sector Housing Team
Elizabeth House
Walpole Loke
DEREHAM
Norfolk
NR19 1EE

Click on the link for more information about the work of our Private Sector Housing Team.

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