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MOVEABLE DWELLINGS
There are a number of sites for caravans mainly in the rural
part of the Borough. Most of these are licensed under the Caravan
Sites and Control of Development Act, 1960, and vary from individual
caravans on agricultural land to large well regulated
residential sites. There are in addition, a small number of sites
which for technical reasons, usually connected with planning
control, have not previously been licensed. Attention is being given
to these with a view to issuing licences with suitable conditions
designed to achieve a high standard.
One of the licensed sites for 25 caravans situated at Ruxley
is of particular interest. It was established some years ago to accommodate
families of the gipsy type superseding an unsatisfactory
encampment on the same land. It has functioned very well due to
the supervision exercised by the owner.
During the past Autumn a considerable number of caravans,
also occupied by gipsy families, were drawn into the District and
sited on grass verges of main roads and on a site earmarked for
council housing development. The users of these dwellings gave
rise to serious nuisance particularly to occupiers of nearby houses.
The Council formed a special committee to deal with this serious
problem and consideration was given to the establishment of a
suitable site for a limited number of such caravans.
Licensed Sites No. of Vans
Address permitted
The Paddock, Downe Road, Keston 12
The Barbecue, Cudham Lane 12
Chalk Pit, Maidstone Road, Ruxley 25
"Brockenhurst", Sheepcote Lane, Orpington 6
"Cherry Tree Nursery", Foxbury, Chislehurst 1
"Lower Hockenden Farm", Hockenden, Swanley 1
"Critten Dene Caravan Park", Pond Lane, High
Street, West Wickham 30
11 Heathfield Road, Keston 23
Hayesford Farm, Hayes Lane, Bromley 2
In addition to the above there is a large site at Crystal Palace
organised by the Caravan Club of Great Britain, which is exempted
from the licensing provisions.