Park Homes in Purbeck

There are 9 licensed mobile home parks in Purbeck with in excess of 300 residential homes.

About park homes

Sites are licensed by the council under the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960 (c.62) (opens in a new window) . The site licence relates to the following areas:

Density and spacing of park homes
Road, gateways, paths and hardstandings
Fire safety and fire fighting equipment
Storage of LPG cylinders
Electrical installation
Water, drainage and waste disposal
Car parking and site notices

Sites are regularly inspected by the council but we are happy to investigate enquiries by residents about their park and discuss the issues with the site owners. Please contact the Environment & Health Team on 01929 557267

List of licensed Park Homes sites in Purbeck (pdf, 18kb) (opens in a new window)

Park home residents forum

In March 2010 the council hosted a forum for residents to raise concerns and issues on their parks. The forum panel represented a range of services including the police, council and fire brigade as well as Mrs Annette Brooke MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole.

Park Home Residents Forum minutes (pdf, 47kb) (opens in a new window)

Park homes drop-in morning

March 2011: Park home residents attended a very popular drop-in morning at Wareham Town Hall. The event, hosted by the Council, provided a wide variety of information as well as a chance to informally discuss a whole range of issues facing park home residents.

Present were representatives from the police, fire service, handy van services, health and social care services. In addition visitors to the drop in morning discussed issues related to planning, recycling and waste collections as well as how their site was being run.

Energy efficiency and insulating park homes was high on the agenda with the Dorset Energy Advice Centre providing a wide range of useful advice summarised in a guide specifically for park home owners. A copy of the guide can be downloaded from this page in the related downloads.

Park Homes Drop in Morning Press Release March 2011 (pdf, 10kb) (opens in a new window)

The Justice Campaign - Sale of mobile homes

A national campaign, lead by local park home residents in Purbeck will shortly be lobbying Government to change the law related to the sale of mobile homes. The Justice Campaign is inviting residents to lobby MPs on 3 November. If you are interested please download the campaign leaflet.