FOI release

Caravan and Campsite Licencing

Case reference FOI2025/01348

Received 19 December 2025

Published 6 January 2026

Request

Please may we have a register held by the council of camping sites licenced by the council under Section 269 of the 1936 Public Health Act, and touring caravan sites as licenced under the 1960 Caravan Sites Act (Part 1, ss. 3)? We're not looking for information on sites that are operating under permitted development, mobile home sites or sites that are certificated by clubs like the CAMC under the second schedule of the 1960 Caravan Sites Act.

Response

Please may we have a register held by the council of camping sites licenced by the council under Section 269 of the 1936 Public Health Act, and touring caravan sites as licenced under the 1960 Caravan Sites Act (Part 1, ss. 3)?

We're not looking for information on sites that are operating under permitted development, mobile home sites or sites that are certificated by clubs like the CAMC under the second schedule of the 1960 Caravan Sites Act.

See attached the register of site licences, highlighted in yellow are the sites that are for tourers and camping. We only have one site that is licensed under Section 269 of the 1936 Public Health Act

2022 - New Park Farm Groombridge Road, Groombridge Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 9PT - 8 Bell tents seasonally between April and October

Documents

• Register of Site Licences.xlsx (18.2 KB)

This is Tunbridge Wells Borough Council's response to a freedom of information (FOI) or environmental information regulations (EIR) request.