Residential caravan pitch

The Municipality of Voorschoten considers it important that people can live in a way that suits them. This also applies to residential caravan dwellers.

To live in a residential caravan, you must be a descendant of residential caravan dwellers. 

In 2018, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that the culture of residential caravan dwellers must be respected. This means that the government must ensure that this way of life remains possible. Municipalities must therefore offer sufficient pitches. This allows residential caravan dwellers to continue living close to their families and in their own way.

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Are you looking for a residential caravan pitch or caravan? Please register as a housing applicant first. 

Holland Rijnland Wonen manages the supply and enrolment of social housing, caravans, and pitches in the Holland Rijnland region. Voorschoten is also part of this region.

  1. Register via www.hureninhollandrijnland.nl
  2. Select 'pitch' and/or 'caravan' as the housing type.
  3. You will be placed on a waiting list and awarded points according to the region's point system.

You must renew your “ enrolment ” every year to remain on the “ enrolled .” Through Holland Rijnland, you can see when a site or mobile home becomes available. You can respond to these listings. Your position on the waiting list determines whether you will be invited for a viewing.

Have you been selected? Then you decide whether you accept the pitch or caravan. The housing association will verify your details and subsequently send you information regarding the lease agreement.

More information can be found on the website of Holland Rijnland – Caravans.

Frequently asked questions

Who is permitted to live in a residential caravan in Voorschoten?

If you wish to be eligible for a residential caravan or pitch, you must meet what is known as the principle of descent. This means that you, your parents, and your grandparents have lived in a residential caravan. You must be able to prove this.

How do you prove that you are permitted to live in a residential caravan?

You prove this by meeting both of the following points:

  • You can demonstrate your 'descent' using, for example, an extract from the population register, 

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  • You live yourself, or your parents or grandparents live or have previously lived in Voorschoten. Or you have a demonstrable connection to the Municipality of Voorschoten.
     

A demonstrable connection means that:

  • You, your parents, or your grandparents have lived on a pitch in Voorschoten for at least 2 years. Or you have 1st or 2nd degree family on an existing residential caravan location in Voorschoten.
  • EN you have had income from Voorschoten for at least 2 years. By 'income from Voorschoten' we mean that you have worked in Voorschoten for at least 2 years (as an employee or entrepreneur) or have received a benefit or pension there.

More information

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