Caravan and campsites
To run a caravan or camping site within the Forest of Dean district you may need a licence from us.
There are three types of licence:
- Residential
- Holiday
- Touring site
Planning permission is required before this licence can be applied for.
The purpose of the licence is to protect the health, safety and welfare of caravan occupants and to address issues such as fire safety, electrical safety, drainage, adequate amenities and a wholesome water supply.
You can be fined up to £2,500 for permitting any part of your land to be used as a caravan site without holding a site licence.
Fit and Proper Person Test
New requirements mean The Manager of a Residential site is required to pass a Fit and Proper Person assessment. The mobile home owner or the person appointed to manage the site must apply to the Council by 30 September 2021.
Apply for a fit and proper person assessment
Please email your application to ers@publicagroup.uk or post to ERS, Council Offices, High Street, Coleford, Glos, GL16 8HG.
You are required to submit a DBS certificate for each manager.
We’ll only accept your DBS certificate if it’s less than 30 days old. Further guidance is available from gov.uk website.
You don’t need a licence for:
- A caravan sited within the curtilage of a dwelling, provided the caravan is not occupied separately.
- A single caravan sited for not more than two consecutive nights for a maximum of 28 days in any 12 months.
- Up to three caravans on a site of not less than five acres for a maximum of 28 days in any 12 months.
- Sites occupied by exempted organisations such as the Caravan Club.
- Sites of up to five caravans certified by an exempt organisation which are for members only.
- Sites occupied by the local authority. These are usually gypsy sites.
- Sites for temporary and special purposes such as caravan rallies run by exempted organisations, agricultural and forestry workers, building and engineering sites and travelling salesmen.
- A site for tents only can be used for a maximum of 42 days consecutively or 60 days in a 12 month period. (Planning consent is required for use of land on more than 28 days.
Relevant protected site fees
Residential Mobile Home Sites Year 2024 to 2025
|
Application Fee |
Cost |
|---|---|
|
Up to 10 units |
£227 |
|
11 to 30 units |
£279 |
|
31 to 50 units |
£306 |
|
Over 50 units |
£333 |
|
Annual Inspection Fee for existing site licence |
Cost |
|---|---|
|
Up to 10 units |
£146 |
|
11 to 30 units |
£198 |
|
31 to 50 units |
£225 |
|
Over 50 units |
£252 |
|
Other Fees |
Cost |
|---|---|
|
Transfer/amendment of existing site licence |
£55 |
|
Change of Site Rules |
£41 |
|
Deposit of Site Rules |
£57 |
|
Application to change Site License Conditions |
£149 |
Apply to run a caravan or camp site
Apply to run a caravan site or camp site Make a change to your caravan or campsiteLicense conditions
Details of the licensing conditions:
Register of caravan and campsites
View the list of current licensed sites:
Fit and Proper Persons Register for Forest of Dean District Council - The Mobile Homes (Requirement for Manager of Site to be Fit and Proper Person) (England) Regulations 2020
This is the Fit and Proper Persons Register for Forest of Dean District Council - The Mobile Homes (Requirement for Manager of Site to be Fit and Proper Person) (England) Regulations 2020: