Can a mobile home be a stepping stone in getting a house?
This issue is most relevant if the mobile home is essential to a new rural business most usually agricultural or horticultural. Mobile homes are sometimes allowed for key workers to live on the site to assist the launch of the business. Permission must be gained from the local planning authority which will require proof that the business is feasible and that a minimum of one person is required on site 24 hours a day to care for livestock, for example. The minimum time given for the static caravan is usually three years. As long as the business continues to grow, permission for a permanent building will usually be given.
