Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act, 1960

I think the crux of that, BB, is that you haven’t read the Act. I have but admit my memory is a bit hazy. Ian, though, will be on the ball as he can’t afford not to be. 

The C&CC charges landowners £165 + VAT every 2 years to operate CSs (equivalent to CLs). It does not allow CS Owners to advertise their CSs outside the main C&CC website and C&CC Sites Handbook, i.e. no personal websites, and no FaceBook pages to promote the CS. (The CAMC simply asks that new CL Owners pay the same membership fee as other Club members.)

If this is so then many break their T&C's as many have their own websites, does that also include UK Campsite type websites.

We all know that CS's are more relaxed about the law, 5 caravan/motorhomes and upto 10 tents usually means 5 tents and 10 vans. Perhaps this is why CL owners think it ok to put in more vans, levelling the field (no pun intended)

See where your coming from D&V but all CL owners have the certificate from the club which states 5 vans and no tents except a pup tent.  So I don’t know where they think they have lee way

It does not matter what any owner "thinks"the legislation is there and although these days it seems more often, some think that they are "above"laws and legislation,  knowing that it is unlikely that any one will check what they are doing, and as it seems by posts/reviews  most members it seems are starting to question the occupancy levels of Cl/Cs sites,  more will be useing the report button to try to bring it back to legal levels before (not likely soon)an example will be made of one of the exempted organisations, 

It will only need one of the very vocal and getting more power full "Green"type organisations to get involved , to start the ball rolling

PitchUp.com has an informative page on line setting out details about getting planning permission to set up a fully fledged campsite with more than five Caravan pitches - either from scratch or from a CL/CS base.

Sure there are fees to be paid,  but farmers with land available can work out how few extra overnight stays are needed to cover the cost of those fees. Certainly here in Cornwall, where peak season numbers are crucial to any holiday business, farmers are going down that road - and the more the Clubs enforce the existing rules (to protect their own interests) the more will take that step. 

The club's or other organisations are protecting what is a legislated concetion that allows owners of land to to have five vans without going through the more complicated planning laws,   that as noted are turning down applications 

Last Friday I drove past a local CL which looked ‘full’. On the way back I slowed and counted 6 units.

Having seen recent comments re number of units I asked my self what would I do if I arrived at a CL that already had 5 units in situ.

I cannot say that I would drive on, depending on the circumstances, and as it was impossible for me to know the reasons why there were 6 units what should you do??

My guess is that many, myself included, would probably view it as something we cannot sort and unless totally unacceptable stay, at least till an alternative can be found.

I believe the local authority can apply to have the certificate withdrawn and compel the site owner to apply for planning permission/force closure if it believes the rules are not being applied or in the event of complaints which are upheld.

I suppose if C&MC wanted to it could apply for a camping exemption (it current does not hold this while the C&CC does) to allow CL owners with room to have tents. That would be one way of possibly growing membership and allowing CL owners to expand????

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The owner of the CS does not have to be a member, the people who stay there do, new owners of CL's have to join the club and pay membership

David, I felt sure you would be following these threads