Caravan in garden

[Leigh0403]

Hi everyone,

First post so bear with me I have planning just waiting for my conditions to be discharged. (taking forever) had the dreaded archeological dig done. Nothing of any interest thank god. My question is we are planning to live on site whilst the build is done. If we wanted to invest in something nice thinking a caravan say 38 x 14 that was cladded so looked more like an Annexe and we wanted to keep it in the curtilage of the garden after. Could we under 'the caravan act' this would be used for when we have visiting family?

[joe90]

You can but it must not be “self contained “ I.e. the occupants must use the main house for example “kitchen” or “bathroom” it can be used self contained during the build and will be council tax band A.

[kandgmitchell]

Well the Caravan Act 1960 says:

 

Cases where a Caravan Site Licence is not required

Use within curtilage of a dwellinghouse

A site licence shall not be required for the use of land as a caravan site if the use is incidental to the enjoyment as such of a dwellinghouse within the curtilage of which the land is situated.

 

So during the house build it is incidental to the site operations (i.e the house) and is permitted development under one class and after, it becomes an outbuilding used within the residential curtilage and is permitted development under another class. Comply with the rules for those and as @joe90 says don't use it as a fully self contained dwelling for others then you'll be ok.

 

[ProDave]

I got this written into the planning for ours, that I wanted the static caravan to remain after the build as a "garden building".  This overruled the usual clause saying the static caravan must be removed.  Instead they inserted an alternative clause "habitational use of the caravan shall cease upon occupation of the house"

 

They are just ensuring you don't end up with the caravan as a second separate dwelling.

[Jonny]

I appreciate that I'm dragging this post back up. But from looking at this and others on the same subject I'm not sure on one aspect of this. 

 

I would like to site a ‘static caravan’ likely to be a stick built insulated lodge which meets the terms of being under the caravan act. This will be built to live in during the build as a family of four. Then post build it will be of incidental use ie. An office/store/extra bedroom etc. 

 

The one thing I am not sure on however is that the barn conversion that I will be working on will have permitted development rights withdrawn. My understanding that siting a caravan under the caravan act is very separate to permitted development but has anyone else got any thoughts. It will be with the curtilage/ garden. 
 

Thanks for your help! 

[ProDave]

1 hour ago, Jonny said:

I would like to site a ‘static caravan’ likely to be a stick built insulated lodge which meets the terms of being under the caravan act. This will be built to live in during the build as a family of four. Then post build it will be of incidental use ie. An office/store/extra bedroom etc. 

Do what I did, make it clear to the planners you want it to stay and in my case they agreed the 'van could remain but not for habitation.