Caravans, Lodges and Glamping Pods for Your Own Land

Advice to Get You Started

Expert tips for putting a caravan, lodge or glamping pod on private land

Putting a static caravan, park home, lodge or glamping pod on your own land gives you extra space and can add to what your land earns.

You might want an annexe for a relative, an office at the bottom of the garden, or a pod or two to let to holidaymakers. If you have more land, you might be planning a small glamping site or lodge park. Our guides take you through planning, choosing a unit, moving it onto your land and letting it out.

• Family annexe. A park home or lodge in the garden gives a relative a place of their own close by.
• Home office or gym. A pod or small lodge gives you a separate space to work or train without building an extension.
• Holiday let. One or two pods or caravans on your land can take paying guests.
• Glamping site or lodge park. Plan a site with several units and start earning from your land.

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Getting Started

From planning permission to choosing and insuring your caravan, lodge or pod

To site a caravan, lodge, park home or glamping pod on your own land you will need planning permission in most cases, and you will need to prepare the ground and connect utilities. Choosing your unit is where the fun begins, with many quality UK manufacturers to choose from. Once you have permission and have made your purchase, arrange insurance to cover your new property.

Glamping pods for your land

New or second-hand, and what it takes to move one

Pods cost less than a lodge and arrive ready to site. You can buy new from a maker, built to your spec and delivered for you, or second-hand from a glamping site that is replacing its stock. A second-hand pod costs less, but you arrange the move yourself and buy it as seen.

Buying new? Compare pod makers in our manufacturer directory.

Before you buy a second-hand pod, check:

• Access. Most pods arrive on a lorry and are lifted into place by crane. Measure your gateway and look for overhead cables.
• Base. You need a level base of concrete pads, ground screws or a prepared slab.
• Services. Plan electricity, water and drainage if the pod has a kitchen or shower.
• Transport cost. Get a quote before you agree a price. Moving costs can make a cheap pod expensive.
• Planning. Most pods let to paying guests need planning permission. Check with your council before you buy.

Selling a pod for removal? Tell us what you have and we'll help you find a buyer. Get in touch

Caring for a caravan, lodge or pod on your own land

Keep your property in tip top condition

Whether you are choosing to live in a caravan on your own land, or are setting up some additional guest accommodation you can make the most of your new property, and protect it, through adding decking and skirting. There is also regular maintenance to consider, which will ensure your caravan stands the test of time and meets insurance requirements.

Earning money from your own land

Holiday letting

You might have a sizeable piece of land and be considering a glamping site or caravan park, or you might want to earn some extra money by letting one or two holiday homes on your land. Either way, start with our guides to holiday letting.

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