Heating In A Caravan

planning_officer

Yep, just to echo Debt_Free_Chick, this is a new dwelling - and if it's on a farm, it's going to be in a rural area and many LPAs do not look favourably on new dwellings in the countryside - unsustainable development, impact on the rural character of the area, increased traffic etc. If you're in a Green Belt, you can pretty much forget about it.

dboughtwood

well its like in the back garden of the house basically so is that a new dwelling???? seems a bit strange.

thanks for the advice though

lincroft1710

Oh and don't forget you'll be paying Council Tax because under CT law it is a separate dwelling, even if it isn't under planning law (but it probably is)

planning_officer

dboughtwood wrote: »

well its like in the back garden of the house basically so is that a new dwelling???? seems a bit strange.

thanks for the advice though

Yes it's a new dwelling, even if it's in the back garden of a house - you're creating a new planning unit out of the original residential curtilage which requires planning permission - the fee is £335. Otherwise, anyone with a large garden could use it to erect several dwellings in, if no permission was needed!!

Basically, if a mobile home is placed within the curtilage of a dwelling and used as a spare bedroom etc, then it doesn't require permission - it's ancillary to the main use of the site as a single dwelling. It could only contain a bedroom, for example, and not full toilet and kitchen facilities. However, when a mobile home is used as an independent dwelling then the use of the original site is no longer for one dwelling - it's for two, and planning permission is required.

Davesnave

I know of a residential caravan on a Welsh farm that has a barn partially built around and over it. No doubt this makes it warmer.....and it also means no one can see it on an aerial photo! Wonder why?!!

Lobell

dboughtwood wrote: »

would a log burner be ok to use in a caravan or a bit of a fire risk???? also how much do theses cost??? i know it would save a fortune in winter so may have to look into this as i was gonna go for a gas fire but the log burner might heat up the whole caravan a bit more.

I know of Traveller families (on a permanent site) who used wood burning stoves within their mobile homes. Properly installed and used, they are no more dangerous than any other form of heating in a caravan. I visited on many a cold day and it was always warm and cosy inside. Environmental health dept weren't thrilled about this type of heating in caravans but, on inspection, couldn't find any grounds for concern as the units were adequately maintained.

podpodpod

It is possible to be safe as I have a wood burner in both my caravans.

podpodpod

I build and fit wood burners into caravans. They are very safe, pet safe, no carbon monoxide issues. They heat water for showers all day long. Not a problem.

raebhoop

lincroft1710 wrote: »

Oh and don't forget you'll be paying Council Tax because under CT law it is a separate dwelling, even if it isn't under planning law (but it probably is)

Park old transit pick up outside with a pile of old tarmac on the back...end of problem.

lincroft1710

Park old transit pick up outside with a pile of old tarmac on the back...end of problem

WHY??