Park Homes residential sites are open all year round,
containing static caravans or park homes for permanent residential
use.
North Somerset Council has a responsibility to issue a
licence
to each residential site, which must also have the relevant
planning consent. A list of all licensed sites can be
found
here.
There is no statutory duty on authorities to inspect and monitor
parks, however they do have the powers to prosecute any failure to
comply with licence conditions and can carry out works in default,
but have no duty to do so.
The council has conducted a review of park homes in North
Somerset, the results of which can be accessed
here.
If you are already a park home owner, or you are considering buying
a park home, there is very useful information contained in this
fact sheet produced by AgeUK.
In addition there are a number of legislative acts which provide
protection to park home owners:
Information on site licensing can be found
here.
