That a Fit and Proper Person Determination Policy (Mobile Home Sites) June 2021, and a Fit and Proper Person Fee Policy (Mobile Homes) 2021/2022 be approved.

A number of Park Home sites in Torbay have caused Torbay Council considerable work over many years, and an element of this is the unwillingness of some site owners to implement reasonable and required works. These have ultimately been for the benefit of residents, whether individually or collectively. This will help ensure that park home sites are better managed for their residents and reduced the demand on Local Authority resources, due to greater level of compliance with appropriate legislation and on-site licence requirements.

The fees Fit and Proper Fees Policy is based upon a nationally adopted approach to setting fees that has subsequently been reviewed for Torbay Council. This sets a ‘reasonable’ fee for the work expected.

Whether to not adopt such a Policy, however several Park Home sites have caused considerable issues over the years, placing significant resource pressures on Community Safety, and as this is based upon the following statutory Instrument Mobile Homes (Requirement for Manager of Site to be Fit and Proper Person) (England) Regulations 2020 (SI 2020/1034), it is considered appropriate to agree to adopt the Policy.

With regard to fees, no other option was considered, as it is only right that the applicant pays the reasonable one-off fee.

This decision will be implemented immediately.

A number of Park Home sites in Torbay have caused Torbay Council considerable work over many years, and an element of this is the unwillingness of some site owners to implement reasonable and required works. These have ultimately been for the benefit of residents, whether individually or collectively. This will help ensure that park home sites are better managed for their residents and reduced the demand on Local Authority resources, due to greater level of compliance with appropriate legislation and on-site licence requirements.

None.