Appendix 3 - Covering Letters and Penalty Notices
Perth and Kinross Council · 15 June 2026
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The Owner/Occupier Housing and Communities Strategic Lead – Elaine Ritchie 2 High Street, Perth, PH1 5PH Tel 01738 475000 www.pkc.gov.uk Contact Heather McNab-Jooste Tel 01738 476476 Email HSMcNabJooste@pkc.gov.uk Our ref HM/SB Your ref Date 26 September 2025 Dear Sirs, Service of Penalty Notice The Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960 (as amended) Section 32X Burnbank Park, Carsie, Blairgowrie, PH10 6QS I am writing to you, Woodside Property Ltd, as the site Licence Holder of the above residential Mobile Home Park. As you are aware a third Improvement Notice was served on Woodside Property Ltd dated Thursday 31 July 2025 for failure to comply with Standard Condition 20(i) of the Residential Site Licence for Burnbank Park, which states “The site manager must be contactable 24 hours per day and details available as per condition 15 (i)(c)”. Perth & Kinross Council Environmental Health Team have been gathering evidence regarding the ongoing failure to ensure a site manager, or equivalent, is contactable 24 hours per day. To date, all three Improvement Notices have not been complied with. Whilst you have submitted an application to name a site manager, you have only provided an incomplete application form with proposed new manager details, and you have failed to send the signed section of the form to complete the application process. This alone does not constitute compliance with this Licence Condition. There is ongoing overwhelming evidence experienced by PKC Officers and residents regarding site concerns along with valid concerns by residents regarding lack of utility bills, amongst many other issues since the purchase of the park in August 2022. The cumulative evidence of lack of communication, engagement and management of the site is having a detrimental effect on the wellbeing of the residents at the park and creating a disproportionate workload for officers of PKC. Delayed Office Opening for Employee Training This office will be closed from 8.45 am - 11.00 am on the first Thursday of each month.
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As detailed in correspondence previously, an escalating enforcement system is applied to breaches of the Site Licence and continued non-compliance instigates the next tier of enforcement action, in this case the service of a Penalty Notice. This Penalty Notice reduces the income that can come from residents of the site, by legally authorising the suspension of payments, over a specified time period, for pitch fees (including maintenance of common areas) and commission on the sales of units. In view of the above, appended to this letter you will find a Penalty Notice which sets out the ongoing non-compliance with Condition 20(i) and the terms of the Notice This Notice authorises non-payment of the above charges, for three months beginning 28 days from the date of the Penalty Notice, or where an appeal is made, beginning the day on which the appeal is finally determined or abandoned. Within that time the Council expects improvements and compliance regarding the breached Licence Condition and for that compliance to be evidenced. A new Penalty Notice stopping payment for a further period may be served if PKC do not consider improvement and compliance has been met. Please read the attached Penalty Notice carefully and contact this service (EH@pkc.gov.uk) without further delay to advise on what steps are being taken to seek and maintain compliance with the Standard Condition 20(i) of the Residential Site Licence. Yours faithfully Kirsty Steven Principal Officer, Environmental Health Enc Penalty Notice for Woodside Property Ltd
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The Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960 (as amended) Section 32X PENALTY NOTICE Failure to comply with Improvement Notice(s) Notice Reference Number: PN/2025/01 1. To: Woodside Property Ltd (The Site Licence holder) At: 73 Dunnikier Road, Kirkcaldy KY1 2RL (Address of Site Licence holder) In the opinion of Perth and Kinross Council, a licensing authority under the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960: At the relevant permanent caravan site known as: Name of site: Burnbank Park Address of site: Burnbank Park, Carsie, Blairgowrie, PH10 6QS Date of licence/licence ref: Issued 5 March 2023, BP/PKC/2023/01 You have failed to comply with the following site licence condition(s): Condition 20 The Licence Holder (i) The site manager must be contactable 24 hours per day and details available as per condition 15 (i)(c) By failing to take the steps set out within the Improvement Notice(s) reference ABN/2025/01, IN/2025/02 and IN/2025/03 served on you on 20 March 2025, 16 June 2025 and 31 July 2025 respectively. 2. In accordance with the provisions of section 32X (3) you are hereby served with this Penalty Notice requiring that: (a) any amount which a person is required to pay to you as the occupier of this relevant permanent site in respect of— (i) the right to station a caravan on the site, (ii) rent for the occupation of a caravan on the site, or (iii) the use of the common areas of the site and their maintenance, and (b) any amount which a person is required to pay to you as the occupier of this relevant permanent site in respect of the commission on the sale of a caravan in accordance with paragraph 8 of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Mobile Homes Act 1983
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SHALL NOT be payable to you for the period 3 months, beginning 28 days from the date of service of this Notice, or where an appeal is made, beginning the day on which the appeal is finally determined or abandoned. 3 You have the right to appeal this notice by way of summary application to the sheriff. Signed: (Authorised Officer) Name in capitals: KIRSTY STEVEN Date: 26 September 2025 Official Address: Environmental Health, Perth and Kinross Council, Pullar House, 35 Kinnoull Street, Perth, PH1 5GD Tel: 01738 475000 e-mail: eh@pkc.gov.uk Please read the notes overleaf carefully. If you are not sure of your rights or the implications of this notice, you may want to seek legal advice.
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NOTES 1. In the opinion of Perth and Kinross Council you have not complied with the Improvement Notice(s). 2. This penalty notice suspends the requirement for residents of the site to pay to you certain fees and charges. The Notice remains in effect for the period specified on the Notice. 3. The local authority will, as soon as practicable after serving a notice under this section and in such manner as it thinks fit, notify the occupiers of caravans on the site of the existence of the notice. This may include fixing a copy of the notice in a prominent place at or near the main entrance to the relevant permanent site. YOUR RIGHT OF APPEAL 4. In accordance with the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960, Section 32X(7), if you disagree with all or part of this penalty notice, you can appeal to the Sheriff. An appeal may be lodged with Perth Sheriff Court, Sheriff Court House, Tay Street, Perth, PH2 8NL. You must appeal within 28 days of the date of service of this notice. You may wish to seek independent legal advice in connection with any appeal. 5. If you decide to appeal, the time set out in the notice is postponed. When the appeal is heard, the sheriff may confirm, cancel or vary the notice. WARNING FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS NOTICE IS AN OFFENCE
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Woodside Property Ltd Housing and Communities Strategic Lead – Elaine Ritchie 2 High Street, Perth, PH1 5PH Tel 01738 475000 www.pkc.gov.uk Contact Environmental Health Team Tel 01738 476476 Email eh@pkc.gov.uk Our ref Your ref Date 20 February 2026 Dear Sir/Madam, Service of 2nd Penalty Notice The Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960 (as amended) Section 32X Burnbank Park, Carsie, Blairgowrie, PH10 6QS I am writing to you, Woodside Property Ltd, as the site Licence Holder of the above residential Mobile Home Park. As you are aware a Penalty Notice was served on Woodside Property Ltd dated 26 September 2025 for failure to comply with Standard Condition 20(i) of the Residential Site Licence for Burnbank Park, which states “The site manager must be contactable 24 hours per day and details available as per condition 15 (i)(c)”. Prior to this three Improvement Notices were served for the same reason in March 2025, June 2025 and July 2025. To date, all three Improvement Notices and the Penalty Notice have not been complied with. Emergency works have also had to be arranged due to the lack of contact. Perth & Kinross Council Environmental Health Team have continued to gather evidence regarding the ongoing failure to ensure a site manager, or equivalent, is contactable 24 hours per day. There has been no improvement, and the situation is continuing to have a negative impact upon the wellbeing of site residents. As detailed in correspondence previously, an escalating enforcement system is applied to breaches of the Site Licence and continued non-compliance instigates the next tier of enforcement action. In this case Perth and Kinross Council are serving a second Penalty Notice on Woodside Property Ltd. As with the first Penalty Notice, this will reduce the income that can come from residents of the site, by legally authorising the suspension of payments, over a specified time period, for pitch fees (including maintenance of common areas) and commission on the sales of units. In view of the above, appended to this letter you will find a Penalty Notice which sets out the ongoing non-compliance with Condition 20(i) and the terms of the Notice Delayed Office Opening for Employee Training This office will be closed from 8.45 am - 11.00 am on the first Thursday of each month.
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This Notice authorises non-payment of the above charges, for two months beginning 28 days from the date of the Penalty Notice, or where an appeal is made, beginning the day on which the appeal is finally determined or abandoned. Within that time the Council expects improvements and compliance regarding the breached Licence Condition and for that compliance to be evidenced. If PKC do not consider there has been an improvement in relation to compliance with the above condition, then it is likely we will move to the next stage of enforcement which is revocation of the site licence. This is a serious step and is only being considered due to the persistent failure of Woodside Property Ltd to comply with the above condition. Please read the attached Penalty Notice carefully and contact this service (EH@pkc.gov.uk) without further delay to advise on what steps are being taken to seek and maintain compliance with the Standard Condition 20(i) of the Residential Site Licence. Yours faithfully Kirsty Steven Principal Officer, Environmental Health Enc Penalty Notice for Woodside Property Ltd
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The Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960 (as amended) Section 32X PENALTY NOTICE Failure to comply with Improvement Notice(s) Notice Reference Number: PN/2026/01 1. To: Woodside Property Ltd (The Site Licence holder) At: 73 Dunnikier Road, Kirkcaldy KY1 2RL (Address of Site Licence holder) In the opinion of Perth and Kinross Council, a licensing authority under the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960: At the relevant permanent caravan site known as: Name of site: Burnbank Park Address of site: Burnbank Park, Carsie, Blairgowrie, PH10 6QS Date of licence/licence ref: Issued 5 March 2023, BP/PKC/2023/01 You have failed to comply with the following site licence condition(s): Condition 20 The Licence Holder (i) The site manager must be contactable 24 hours per day and details available as per condition 15 (i)(c) By continuing to fail to take the steps set out within the Improvement Notice(s) reference ABN/2025/01, IN/2025/02 and IN/2025/03 served on you on 20 March 2025, 16 June 2025 and 31 July 2025 respectively and following the service of a (first) penalty notice on 26 September 2025 for the same issue. 2. In accordance with the provisions of section 32X (3) you are hereby served with this Penalty Notice requiring that: (a) any amount which a person is required to pay to you as the occupier of this relevant permanent site in respect of— (i) the right to station a caravan on the site, (ii) rent for the occupation of a caravan on the site, or (iii) the use of the common areas of the site and their maintenance, and (b) any amount which a person is required to pay to you as the occupier of this relevant permanent site in respect of the commission on the sale of a caravan in accordance with paragraph 8 of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Mobile Homes Act 1983
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SHALL NOT be payable to you for the period 2 months, beginning 28 days from the date of service of this Notice, or where an appeal is made, beginning the day on which the appeal is finally determined or abandoned. 3 You have the right to appeal this notice by way of summary application to the sheriff. Signed: (Authorised Officer) Name in capitals: KIRSTY STEVEN Date: 20 February 2026 Official Address: Environmental Health, Perth and Kinross Council, Pullar House, 35 Kinnoull Street, Perth, PH1 5GD Tel: 01738 475000 e-mail: eh@pkc.gov.uk Please read the notes overleaf carefully. If you are not sure of your rights or the implications of this notice, you may want to seek legal advice.
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NOTES 1. In the opinion of Perth and Kinross Council you have not complied with the Improvement Notice(s). 2. This penalty notice suspends the requirement for residents of the site to pay to you certain fees and charges. The Notice remains in effect for the period specified on the Notice. 3. The local authority will, as soon as practicable after serving a notice under this section and in such manner as it thinks fit, notify the occupiers of caravans on the site of the existence of the notice. This may include fixing a copy of the notice in a prominent place at or near the main entrance to the relevant permanent site. YOUR RIGHT OF APPEAL 4. In accordance with the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960, Section 32X(7), if you disagree with all or part of this penalty notice, you can appeal to the Sheriff. An appeal may be lodged with Perth Sheriff Court, Sheriff Court House, Tay Street, Perth, PH2 8NL. You must appeal within 28 days of the date of service of this notice. You may wish to seek independent legal advice in connection with any appeal. 5. If you decide to appeal, the time set out in the notice is postponed. When the appeal is heard, the sheriff may confirm, cancel or vary the notice. WARNING FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS NOTICE IS AN OFFENCE