The temporary home should be used for recreation and holiday use only and does not require council tax payment
A couple have been forced to leave their home in a caravan park after living there 'illegally'. Doug Davis and Pam Donovan have lived in the Porthkerry leisure park and paid council tax on their standard van for 20 years.
The caravan site is now under the new ownership of Vale Holiday Parks who took it over this year on the provision that former owner Phil Edwards would end the permanent living issue. In the UK it is illegal to live on a holiday park in a caravan permanently without a primary residence elsewhere. Top showbiz news Vale of Glamorgan Council would not comment on the matter. Doug said: “In 2003 Pam and I split from our partners and I moved in with Pam.
Council chiefs they claim, should have known from the documents that they were living in the caravan against site rules. Doug added: “We had a letter from the environmental health officer in July stating that it only came to the council’s attention during covid. “It was a shock. We couldn’t believe it. Everyone knew we were living there and nothing was said for two decades.” Pam said she’ll cherish memories of her grandchildren and late daughter at the park. Every year I went into the office, paid my money for the year, got my little slip and that was that,"