Gov Permitted development rights consultation- No campervans

[Green Giant]

Potentially a sneaky change to the Permitted development rights, to only allow tents, no more camper vans, motor homes or caravans.

 

[moomin-j]

Potentially a sneaky change to the Permitted development rights, to only allow tents, no more camper vans, motor homes or caravans.

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I wonder what would happen if I took my “panel van with windows” to the pop up campsite & a tent as well?

 

[DaveD]

They want you to use a tent, not a vehicle. You're supposed to arrive on foot with said tent on your back. It's the future.

 

[moomin-j]

They want you to use a tent, not a vehicle. You're supposed to arrive on foot with said tent on your back. It's the future.

I don’t mind sleeping under canvas at all, but I ain’t carrying a 10 man tent on my glass back!!
How would I also carry all my beers / LED lights / flag poles / food / Caddac / gas bottles / underpants & clean socks for the wknd?

 

[DaveD]

I don’t mind sleeping under canvas at all, but I ain’t carrying a 10 man tent on my glass back!!
How would I also carry all my beers / LED lights / flag poles / food / Caddac / gas bottles / underpants & clean socks for the wknd?

Gas bottles????
You won't be allowed those either.

 

[moomin-j]

Gas bottles????
You won't be allowed those either.

Sorry, that should have read as singular (gas bottle), not plural as in gas bottles.
Does that make it better?
Apologies for the confusion...

 

[DaveD]

Sorry, that should have read as singular (gas bottle), not plural as in gas bottles.
Does that make it better?
Apologies for the confusion...

I'm joking with you, I believe that there is no real justification for the banning of camper vans and caravans in the permitted development rights, but I do think it's the thin end of the wedge and one day they'll ban gas on sites.

 

[moomin-j]

I'm joking with you

Me also. xx

 

[jimc91]

I wondered if it was designed to tackle traveller sites

 

[Captain Quick]

The government seem paranoid that the population is turning ‘new age’ and adopting the van life. They wouldn’t need to worry if the housing market was still vibrant and affordable.

 

[Lubrown]

I wondered if it was designed to tackle traveller sites

Well it would have been easy enough to word it to prevent traveller sites but allow campers at festivals.

 

[Runwithscissors]

Permanent Van life = freedom of sorts for. 60,000 ish off grid in uk .../= government no control ..

They continue to ban vans on parking up any where . Official campsites next

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[Lubrown]

And Dartmoor - did they not already ban tents/camping there because some rich bloke didn’t like it?

This sucks.

 

[Ali-G]

I wondered if it was designed to tackle traveller sites

Yeah, because they obey all laws to the letter

 

[Green Giant]

Seems it’s all about making the use of private motor vehicles, especially leisure vehicles, as difficult and as expensive as possible, very few people backpack these days,so will arrive in a vehicle, none of this makes any sense, so it’s ok to tow a toilet block porta cabin into a field with a tractor, but not a van with its own onboard facilities, solar power etc etc,onto the land, I guess the team that came up with ‘smart motorways’ have a new project

 

[Lubrown]

I guess the team that came up with ‘smart motorways’ have a new project

‘Dumb’ campsites (in the nicest possible way - we still enjoy tents too but the camper adds a lot).