Class BC – temporary recreational campsites

Permitted developmentBC

Development consisting of—

a

the use of any land as a recreational campsite for not more than 60 days in total in any calendar year; and

b

the provision on such land of—

i

not more than 50 pitches; and

ii

any moveable structure reasonably necessary for the purposes of the permitted use.

Development not permittedBC.1

Development is not permitted by Class BC—

a

on a site of a scheduled monument;

b

in a safety hazard area;

c

in a military explosives storage area;

d

on a site of special scientific interest;

e

on a site of a listed building;

f

for the siting of any caravan except a caravan which is used as a motor vehicle designed or adapted for human habitation.

ConditionsBC.2

Development is permitted by Class BC subject to the following conditions—

a

the developer must make on-site provision for users of the campsite of toilet and waste disposal facilities;

b

the developer must notify the local planning authority in writing before commencement of development in each calendar year, providing a copy of the site plan, which must include particulars of—

i

toilet and waste disposal facilities; and

ii

the dates on which the site will be in use;

c

the local planning authority (if not the same body as the fire and rescue authority in an area) must as soon as practicable provide to the relevant fire and rescue authority the notice described in paragraph BC.2(b); and

d

where the proposed development is on land within Flood Zone 2 or Flood Zone 3, the permitted development is subject to prior approval by the local planning authority before commencement of development in each calendar year.

Procedure for applications for prior approval under Class BCBC.3

1

The following provisions apply where under Class BC a developer is required to apply to the local planning authority for prior approval.

2

The application must be accompanied by—

a

a site-specific flood risk assessment, including provision for warning and evacuation; and

b

any fee required to be paid.

3

On receipt of the application, the local planning authority must notify and consult the Environment Agency specifying the date by which they must respond (being not less than 21 days from the date the notice is given).

4

The local planning authority must, when determining the application—

a

take into account the response by the Environment Agency; and

b

have regard to the National Planning Policy Framework issued by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities in July 20215 so far as relevant to the subject matter of the prior approval, as if the application were a planning application.

5

The development must not begin before either—

a

the receipt by the developer from the local planning authority of a written notice giving their prior approval; or

b

the expiry of 56 days following the date on which the application was received by the local planning authority without the authority notifying the applicant as to whether prior approval is given or refused.

6

The local planning authority may grant prior approval unconditionally or subject to conditions reasonably related to the subject matter of the prior approval.