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We licence park home sites (also known as “Relevant Protected Sites”) under the Caravan sites and Control of Development Act 1960 as amended by the Mobile Homes Act 2013.
To make sure certain standards are achieved, we may place conditions on the licences. We must take into account the set of model conditions that the government has produced and may add some or all of these conditions. The model conditions relate to:
The holder of the park home licence has a legal responsibility to comply with these conditions and it is normal for us to regularly inspect sites to make sure that sites are not in breach.
Certain sites may be exempt from these requirements, for example, if:
Contact us if you are concerned whether a site complies with its conditions.
See the register of licenced park home sites in Dorset.
An increase of 5% has been applied from 2022 fees.
Band 1 (1 to 10) : £85
Band 2 (11to 35): £141
Band 3 (36 to 71): £288
Band 4 (71 to 106): £464
Band 5 (107 to 142): £579
After band 5, it costs £120 for every 35 additional units.
New park home licence: £791 per licence
Minor amendment of a licence: £47
Major amendment of a licence (including change of ownership, change to conditions or site layout): £164
Deposit of site rules: £53 per set of rules
Financial year | Number of site inspections | Number of actions for all sites (letters, emails, telephone calls etc.) | Estimated cost | Income from annual fees | Yearly position | Overall position |
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2019/20 | 21 | 72 | £7,732.67 | £9,634.32 | £1,902 | £1,902 |
2020/21 | 22 | 281 | £12,588.48 | £11,117 | -£1,471 | £430 |
2021/22 | 10 | 84 | £10,326.82 | £11,524.50 | £1,198 | £1,628 |
2022/23 | 18 | 656 | £22,807 | £12,849 | -£9,958 | -£8,330 |
Deficit: £8,330
Inspections are calculated from estimated times shown in the park homes fees policy.
Actions are based on an estimate of 30 minutes per action and include:
We must lodge all site rules that have been properly adopted by park home sites. We do not have any enforcement powers to object or arbitrate on site rules that have been lodged. If you disagree or want to challenge specific rules on your site you should seek legal advice. The Leasehold Advisory Service provides help and advice to residents about park rules.
The register of licenced park home sites shows if a site has lodged a set of rules. Copies of individual site rules can be provided upon request.
See the fit and proper person register.
Site owners have 3 months to make an application if the circumstances relating to the nominated fit and proper person change in relation to an existing caravan site.
For example, if:
It costs £270 per application.
Yearly fee for existing entry on the fit and proper persons register:
If we appoint a site manager, we will recover all reasonable costs incurred in making the appointment.