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Residential Caravan, Mobile, or Park Home Licence
The information on this page applies to:
- residential caravan/mobile home sites
- sites where there may be a mixture of permanent residential and temporary holiday pitches
- applying for a site licence
- applying for a ‘Fit and Proper Person Test’
If you are enquiring about a licence for holiday and touring caravan sites, or for camping, email env.health@molevalley.gov.uk
Mobile Homes – site licensing
If you wish to place a caravan(s) on land for residential purposes, then in most cases you will need to apply for a caravan site licence.
If there is already a licence holder for the site, they will need to transfer the licence to you when they transfer the land.
You will also need planning permission for a residential site before you apply for a licence.
Exemptions
Some sites do not need a licence, for instance:
- agricultural and forestry workers
- building and engineering sites
- gypsy sites managed by county councils
- sites managed by the licensing authority
- use within curtilage of a house (if in connection with the house)
If a caravan is exempt from requiring a licence, stationing a caravan on land may still need planning permission, email planning@molevalley.gov.uk to check.
Apply
Please complete an application form to:
- apply for a residential caravan site licence,
- transfer one to a new owner or leaseholder, or
- alter the conditions attached to a current licence
You will be required to provide a site plan of a minimum scale of 1:500 showing structures, features, services and facilities.
To apply for a residential caravan site licence, or to transfer a licence, email env.health@molevalley.gov.uk for an application form.
What happens next?
Once we receive the application and all the information requested, we will discuss the licence process with you.
We will then inspect the site, and may consult with the fire service. Following the inspection, we will send you an invoice for the application fee, based on the number of units on the site when we inspected.
We normally make a decision within eight weeks of receiving a complete application (including all the supporting details, documents and the payment). However, some applications may take longer and we will discuss this with you.
Before issuing a new licence, we will usually consult with you by sending you the proposed licence conditions.
We allow a minimum of 14 days for you to comment before we issue the final licence.
You have the right to appeal to a First Tier Tribunal if you disagree with:
- a decision to refuse a licence application or a transfer application
- any conditions appended to a new application
- a decision to refuse to alter a condition
- a decision taken by the council to alter any existing condition of the licence
Please note; when a licence is transferred, the site licence conditions will remain unchanged.
Failure to meet the standards set out in the licence conditions could result in us serving a Compliance Notice. This is the first step in taking formal action to improve standards to meet the requirements of the licence conditions.
Fees and charges
Fees and charges are made for:
- an application for a new licence
- an application to transfer the licence where ownership changes
- an annual fee for site inspection
- a fee for depositing site rules
Fee Type | Base Fee | Additional Fee Per Unit |
---|---|---|
New Site Licence Application | £568.69 | £3.35 |
Annual Licence Inspection | £343.97 | £2.51 |
Variation of site licence conditions | £309.52 | £1.26 |
Transfer of licence to new owner | £175.43 | N/A |
Deposit of Site Rules | £39.73 | N/A |
Conditions
When we issue a licence there will be conditions attached. Conditions mainly cover health and safety areas such as:
- spacing
- fire safety
- parking
- roads
- supply and storage of gas
- electrical installations
Other considerations
We also have to consider the licence holders ability to manage and maintain the site.
Site licences are normally not time limited. However, where temporary planning permission is granted the licence will also be time limited.
There will need to be a new application to transfer the licence if the site is sold to a new owner.
A variation to the licence will need to be made if there are changes such as additional pitches.
Register of residential caravan, mobile or park home sites
View the Register of Licensed Mobile Home Sites.
Site rules
Site rules are part of the contract between the homeowner and site owner, and supplement the Mobile Homes Act Agreement.
We do not enforce these rules, but we are required to publish site rules for licensed sites.
Fit and Proper Person licence
Site owners must:
- be a fit and proper person to lawfully operate a park home site, or
- have a fit and proper site manager in place
A site owner may only apply if they hold or have applied for a site licence for the site.
Exempt sites
A site is exempt if it’s “a non-commercial family occupied site”. This is one:
- only occupied by members of the same family, and
- not being run on a commercial basis
See the GOV.UK – legislation website for more details.
The charge is £433.45 per application.
Where applicable, the fit & proper person annual fee is £121.37
The application relates to the person and the fee is the same regardless of the number of homes on a site.
The public Fit and Proper Register for residential caravan sites in Mole Valley:
Name and Address of site | Name of first applicant | Status of first applicant | Business Contact details | Name of second applicant | Status of second applicant | Register entry valid | |||
Address | Telephone | From | To | ||||||
Hillcrest Site Boxhill Road Tadworth KT20 7JW | Mr Sargeant | Owner | Boxhill Road Tadworth KT20 7JW | 01825 872359 | sales@hollylodgeltd.co.uk | Ms Nyree Earley | Manager | 01/10/2021 | 30/09/2026 |
Beechwood Site Ashurst Drive Tadworth KT20 7LT | Dr Hood | Owner | The Orchard 22 Ashurst Drive Tadworth | 01322 863215 | jmhood@live.co.uk | Mr Ron Humphries | Manager | 01/10/2021 | 30/09/2026 |
Merrywood Park Ashurst Drive Boxhill Tadworth KT20 7LR | Greenfords Limited | Owner | Greenford Park Homes Brickhouse Hill Fleet Road Eversley Hampshire RG27 0PY | 01189 328328 | rh@greenfords.co.uk | Mr Russ Hammond | Manager | 01/10/2021 | 30/09/2026 |
The Orchard Site Ashurst Drive Tadworth KT20 7LP | Dr Hood | Owner | The Orchard Site Ashurst Drive Tadworth KT20 7LP | 01322 863215 | jmhood@live.co.uk | Mr Ron Humphries | Manager | 01/10/2021 | 30/09/2026 |
The Oaks Park Horsham Road Beare Green Dorking RH5 4PL | Mr McAllister | Owner and Manager | The Oaks Park Horsham Road Dorking RH5 4PH | 01306 711 141 | enquiries@mcalisterestates.co.uk | N/A | N/A | 01/10/2021 | 30/09/2026 |
Blue Ridges Park Vann Lane Ockley RH5 5NS | Mr McAllister | Owner and Manager | Blue Ridges Park Vann Lane Ockley RH5 5NS | 01306 711 141 | enquiries@mcalisterestates.co.uk | N/A | N/A | 01/10/2021 | 30/09/2026 |
Roof of the World Boxhill Road Tadworth RH20 7JR | Mr Sargeant | Owner | Roof of the World Boxhill Road Tadworth RH20 7JR | 01825 872359 | sales@hollylodgeltd.co.uk | Ms Nyree Earley | Manager | 01/10/2021 | 30/09/2026 |
Cudworth Park Burnt Oak Lane Newdigate Surrey RH5 5BL | Mr Hartley | Owner and Manager | 159 Moira Road Overseal Swadlincote Derbyshire DE12 6JD | 01283 762762 | info@tomhartleyparkhomes.co.uk | N/A | N/A | 01/10/2021 | 30/09/2026 |
Thawscroft Upper Farm Site Boxhill RoadTadworth KT20 7JZ | Mr Bunn | Owner | Thawscroft Upper Farm Park Site Boxhill RoadTadworth KT20 7JZ | 01737 842100 | thawscroftltd@yahoo.co.uk | Ms Christie Oatley & Mr Malcolm Williams | Joint Managers | 01/10/2021 | 30/09/2026 |
Warren Park Boxhill Road Tadworth KT20 7PU | Mrs Fallon | Owner | Warren Park Boxhill Road Tadworth KT20 7PU | 07869 294737 | johnandemma@hotmail.com | Mr Alan Peppiat | Manager | 01/10/2021 | 30/09/2026 |
Rickwood Site Horsham Road Beare Green Surrey RH5 4PP | Rickwood Estates Limited | Owner | Rickwood Caravan Site Horsham Road Beare Green Surrey RH5 4PP | 01306 711270 | cheryl.smith@rickwood-estates.co.uk | Mrs Cheryl Smith | Manager | 01/10/2021 | 30/09/2026 |
Surrey Hills Site Boxhill Road Tadworth KT20 7LY | The Haulfryn Group | Company | Haulfryn Group Limited Clarion House Norreys Drive Maidenhead SL6 4FL | 01737 842011 | steve.hackett@haulfryn.co.uk | Mr Steve Hackett | Manager | 01/10/2021 | 30/09/2026 |