On 18 November 2012 17:24, ael <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for all the replies. In the UK context, none of these seem > entirely satisfactory. landuse=residential is certainly true, but these > caravan parks are rather distinctive, not common, and IMHO need a > distinctive tag. The hamlet tag would only be appropriate in the few > cases when they are away from towns. > > ael >
I agree that the tagging is lacking in this area. During the summer I was had a look at a several tagged camp & caravan sites in south west England using aerial imagery. The tags used does not describe what's on the ground. I did this after being dissatisfied that major "holiday camps" in the UK consisting of a mix of tents, caravans, and chalets didn't appear to have an appropriate tag despite being major features often covering huge areas. Didn't know what the solution was and didnt follow it up. In the UK the caravans and mobile homes are legally the same thing. The term 'mobile home' is used for the legal definition of both, and the definition is very generous. The following [link<http://www.selfbuildtimberframe.com/mobile-homes>] shows the caravans/mobile homes I'd assume most people would consider to be a normal small house or bungalow. Many owners of sites meant for temporary use of normal caravans have realised there is more money to be made from having permanent residents in these mobile homes. Normally the historic permission for caravan use limits people staying in them for only 9/10 months of the year. Despite this large numbers of people are willing to buy them as homes, and go off on holiday for the 3 months when they must vacate the premises (the caravans/mobile homes dont move while they're gone). Despite being clearly used as permanent residences they're described as Caravan Parks. Some sites do have permission for the caravans/mobile homes to be used throughput the year and in these cases the sites have become know as 'Residential Parks' (the UK equivalent of the US trailer park?) I think the American expression "If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck." is relevant here. They are residential areas, rather than leisure areas, and I think therefore they should use the residential tag. Where a building(s) can be moved, but there is no intent to move them, and they have a permanent resident, I'd use 'duck test' and suggest residential=chalet_park, or something similar. l think tourism=caravan_site should be for sites primarily used for caravans that can stay for short periods. Jason
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