Development consent not required for temporary emergency accommodation
135 Development consent not required for temporary emergency accommodation
Development for the purposes of caravan parks or camping grounds may be carried out without development consent if all of the following apply—
the caravan park or camping ground will only be used to provide temporary emergency accommodation to persons—
who have been displaced as a result of a natural disaster, or
carrying out construction work on behalf of the public authority, or
providing services to persons specified in subparagraph (i) with the consent of the public authority referred to in paragraph (b),
the development is carried out by or on behalf of a public authority,
the development is carried out within 5 years of the natural disaster occurring,
the development is carried out on land that—
is supplied with water and electricity, and
is provided with sewerage and drainage services, and
has access to communal amenities,
each moveable dwelling or tent, annexe or other similar portable and lightweight temporary shelter is—
installed or placed on the land in a way that does not adversely impact the amenity of the land or the health and safety of persons occupying the caravan park or camping ground, including by mitigating the risk of fire, and
removed from the land within 5 years of being installed or placed on the land.
Part 9 does not apply to development specified in this section.
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