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To adopt a harmonised the Mobile Homes and
Caravan Sites, including tent licences enforcement policy for
Cumberland Council.

Reasons for the decision

The approval of Cumberland Councils Caravan
Sites and Mobile Homes Policy, a policy document which sets out the
Councils policy framework for dealing with residential and
commercial caravan site licences, including tent licences. This
decision will provide improvement in delivering consistent
governance. The adopted Policy update reflects the best practice
guidance available to respond to our statutory duties and
enforcement options.

Alternative options considered

The adopted policy codifies the disparate
enforcement powers available and sets them out in one concise
document. It provides transparency for the public and guidance to
enforcement officers in their application. An alternative would be
not to have an enforcement policy for Cumberland, but this would
mean these benefits would be lost and appropriate enforcement
sanctions would not have been available for use by Officers.