Increase size of CLs?

I would like the limit to remain at 5 Units.  I also am happy to stay on cl's without public lavatories. I have all the facilities I need in the van. 

K

I do think the club are stretching the rules when licencing one CL next to another with just a hedge between them. It's  likely to be pushing the boundaries of the Clubs licence and if they get caught it could jeopardise all CL owners for the sake of av few that really should pursue a commercial site permission if they want more units... 

Why Are CLs only allowed 5 vans, is it the government, local councils? If so perhaps the Club could lobby for an increase.

 

 

The 5 van limit is set by the law, the caravan sites and control of development act 1960 to be precise. The CC have stated on many occasions that they feel that to bring any amendment to parliament would more than likely result in the removal or restriction of the excemptions that allow the club and other organisations to licence CLs and run rallies etc. This is the reason that they do not support any changes to the act at present.

The reason I use them , is cos they only have 5 or less ....

The reason I use them , is cos they only have 5 or less ....

....but that's maybe the reason the owners close them.

I would like the limit to remain at 5 Units.  I also am happy to stay on cl's without public lavatories. I have all the facilities I need in the van. 

K

Same here. We were at a lovely little CL a couple of years ago, on a farm only half a mile from a village centre and public transport, so very convenient for motorhomers, and only about £6 a night.

It was a field with well separated fresh water tap and CDP (with its own tap). The owner mentioned that the CC had been trying to persuade her to install EHU for some time but it was obvious that it would have cost a heck of a lot and she would have had to hike her prices to stand any chance or recouping it.

Graham

I would like to see more CLs going down the basic route , however I know a lot of caravaners want hookup , but loo's and showers surely we can do without , iam prepared to pay a tenner for a basic site , if you want all singing all dancing then why not use club sites .

The more pressure that is put on the CL owners to install toilets , showers , taps on each pitch , information sheds etc the more there gonna increase the price to cover there outlay .

I would like the limit to remain at 5 Units.  I also am happy to stay on cl's without public lavatories. I have all the facilities I need in the van. 

K

Same for us too. Happy to see CLs remain at 5 vans, thank you very much. Op says that increasing the number of pitches will result in more being available, but at the moment there are plenty of CLs that have empty pitches. what it woukld result in is that more of them will closing down, so reducing our choise of site.

We are also happy for CLs to remain at 5 vans.  This is a great part of their appeal for us. We tend to avoid those CLs next to another camping field for precisely that reason. It's all about choice. If the OP wants to stay on a site with more than 5 vans then I suggest they do so and leave CLs as they are for those of us that enjoy them.

Some of us are trying a different tack as we know people like  getting away from it all. http://www.caravanclub.co.uk/community/discussions/sites-touring/certificated-locations/Ever-fancied-having-a-whole-site-to-yourself/rt/1498835/

CL's are generally in more beautiful secluded spots than club sites.  Even as a caravanner first and CL owner second I've long thought that perhaps we need to stop thinking of CL's as the poor mans club site and value them for the seclusion and rural retreat that they provide. Otherwise they will disappear...