Caravan site licence

Holiday or tourer site licence
For sites used for short stays or holidays.
 

If you run a mixed site, you should apply for a residential licence and tell us that you also operate a holiday or tourer site.

What you need to apply

When you apply, you must send:

• a site plan of appropriate size and detail showing the layout of roads, caravans, facilities and site boundaries
• up-to-date electrical and gas safety certificates
• maintenance details for any private water supply

Send your completed form and documents to Environmental Services.

Fees and licence length

• holiday or tourer licences do not have an application fee and are permanent
• residential licences cost £1,039.48 for new applications and must be renewed every five years
• there is no fee to transfer a licence, but renewal fees will apply

Your licence will end if your planning permission expires.

If the land is sold, the licence will only pass to the new owner if the previous owner applies to the council for consent. Contact us for more information.

How we assess your application

On receiving your application, we will check that it contains all of the requested information, including the site plan and, where relevant, the appropriate licence fee. Should further information be required, we will ask you to provide this.

We will make a decision on your application no later than 3 months after we have received all of the required information, together with the relevant fee where appropriate.

Can anyone object?

No, there is no process for objections as part of a caravan site licence application.

However, people can submit comments or objections when you apply for planning permission.

Apply or get advice

You can:

• download and complete an application form
• contact us if you are unsure which licence you need
• ask us for guidance before you apply

For further information, please see the Changes to the Licensing of Residential Mobile Home Sites in Scotland: Information leaflet for Residents and the Guidance to Local Authorities on the Licensing System for Mobile Homes Sites With Permanent Residents