Members were advised that the Government had introduced a new scheme for licensing of mobile home sites which more closely aligned the licensing provisions under the Caravan Sites & Control of Development Act 1960 with other local authority licensing regimes in order to improve site conditions and ensure that residents’ health and safety was better protected.

Mobile homes used for permanent residential accommodation with full planning permission in the Borough would require an annual license.  The Council would  be able to recover the costs of administration and inspection of sites under the new licensing arrangements.  This report before Members sought  to establish the licensing arrangements to be implemented for the Borough.

Cllr Barrett MOVED and Cllr Newberry SECONDED the recommendations in the report and following a discussion it was RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY that:

1.         Members agree to implement a scheme for Mobile Homes Licensing under the changes brought in under the Mobile Homes Act 2013 in the Brentwood Borough.

 2.           Officers are authorised to establish and administer such a scheme.

 3.           Members agree to adopt the Fee Policy in Appendix A of the report.

4.         The Head of Borough Health, Safety and Localism and any officers nominated by him are delegated authority to administer and enforce the powers brought in under the Mobile Homes Act 2013.