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GRAND DÉPART
TOUR DE FRANCE 2014
5-6 JULY
   TOUR DE FRANCE FACTSHEETS
   This is one of a series of factsheets                Other useful contact details:
   produced by the Peak District National
   Park Authority to help you make the                  Peak District National Park Authority
   most of the Tour de France coming to                 01629 816 200
   the Peak District and Yorkshire in July              customer.service @ peakdistrict.gov.uk
   2014.
                                                        Derbyshire Dales District Council
   Please note that these factsheets are for guidance   01629 761 100
   only and all the relevant legislation must be        enquiries @derbyshiredales.gov.uk
   complied with. You should therefore seek and
   rely on your own legal/professional advice in all    North East Derbyshire District Council
   circumstances.                                       01246 231 111
                                                        connectne @ ne-derbyshire.gov.uk
   Remember that you cannot use the Tour de
   France logo due to copyright. Further branding and   Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
   marketing information is available from Welcome      0345 605 3010
   to Yorkshire at www.letour.yorkshire.com or          customer.services@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk
   email info@yorkshire.com and telephone
   0113 322 3500.                                       Your local contacts in the Natural England Peak
                                                        District Team are:

                                                        Jenny Campbell - 07500 095557
                                                        Eastern Peak District/Bradfield/Broomhead Moors

                                                        Richard Pollitt - 07876 216554
                                                        Northern Peak District

                                                        Or contact Natural England via email:
                                                        enquiries @ naturalengland.org.uk
                                                        jenny.campbell @ naturalengland.org.uk
                                                        richard.pollitt@ naturalengland.org.uk

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GRAND DÉPART
TOUR DE FRANCE 2014
5-6 JULY
   Factsheet 1: SETTING UP A TEMPORARY CAMPSITE

   Do I need permission from the Peak                      Planning permission may however be required for
   District National Park Authority to set                 other development, such as engineering works, to
   up a temporary campsite?                                erect permanent ablution blocks or other buildings
                                                           and also to create hard surfaces and form new, or
   To set up a campsite for a temporary period not         widen existing accesses.
   more than 28 days in any calendar year, you do
   not need planning permission provided:                  Advertisement consent may also be required to
                                                           erect advertisements.
   •   the site is not a building or within the grounds
       of a building.                                      If this situation applies to you please contact
                                                           Planning Services on the number or email above
   If the campsite will be operating for a period          for more information.
   exceeding 28 days, please contact Planning
   Services at the Peak District National Park
   Authority on 01629 816 200 or email
   customer.service@peakdistrict.gov.uk as you may         Can I sell food and alcohol?
   need to apply for planning permission.
                                                           Yes, you can sell alcohol, but you will need to
                                                           apply for a Temporary Events Notice (TEN) if you
                                                           are intending to sell alcohol or run a bar. Please
   Do I need to apply for a site licence?                  contact the relevant District Council for further
                                                           information on TEN’s.
   No, provided the land is to be used for tented
   camping (including trailer tents) and takes place for   Yes, you can serve and sell food up to 11pm
   no more than:                                           without applying for a licence however you will
                                                           need to ensure that you adhere to any relevant
   •   42 consecutive days at a time or;                   health and safety legislation. Contact the relevant
   •   60 days in 12 consecutive months.                   District Council for further information.

   Do I need permission from the Peak                      Other things to consider:
   District National Park Authority for
   other related development?                              Once you know where your campsite will be you
                                                           will need to consider the following:
   You are allowed, during the 28 day period of the
   temporary campsite, to have on the land moveable        •   whether or not you have permission from the
   structures, such as generators, portable toilets and        owner to use the land as a campsite
   portable offices that are related to the camping use    •   whether or not there is safe access into and
   provided that once the event is over all moveable           out of the site for pedestrians and cars
   structures brought onto the land are removed.

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•   whether or not there is suitable access for         •   if your land is designated for conservation
    emergency vehicles                                      importance (eg. SSSI, SAC, SPA) or is in
•   providing toilets and showers                           an agri-environment scheme agreement
•   providing access to drinking water                      (ELS or HLS) contact your Natural England
•   measures needed to prevent crime/nuisance               Land Management adviser for a consent or
    such as noise – you may wish to inform any              ‘derogation’ first (see Factsheet 6).
    neighbours of your plans
•   rubbish collection and removal
•   availability of fire safety precautions (water/     Bear in mind that guidance may be issued by the
    sand etc)                                           Tour de France organisers regarding the maximum
•   public liability insurance – consider undertaking   amount you can charge.
    a risk assessment of the site to identify and
    remedy any health and safety issues.

                     www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/granddepart
GRAND DÉPART
TOUR DE FRANCE 2014
5-6 JULY
   Factsheet 2: SETTING UP A TEMPORARY CARAVAN SITE

   Do I need permission from the Peak                      and the land should be returned to the same
   District National Park Authority to set                 condition as it was before the caravan site was
   up a temporary caravan site?                            created.

   Providing your caravan site falls under the following   For other caravan site proposals, please contact
   categories, you will not need planning permission       Planning Services at the Peak District National
   for the following:                                      Park Authority on 01629 816 200 or email
                                                           customer.service@peakdistrict.gov.uk as you may
   •   use of a single caravan that is situated within     need to apply for planning permission.
       the curtilage of a dwellinghouse and used for a
       purpose that is incidental to the enjoyment of
       that dwellinghouse.
   •   a single caravan on a piece of land for no          Do I need to apply for a site licence?
       more than two nights provided, in the period
       of twelve months ending with the day on             No, provided that your caravan site falls within the
       which the caravan is brought onto the land,         categories set out above.
       the number of days on which a caravan has
       been stationed anywhere on that land or             For other caravan site proposals you may need to
       the adjoining land for the purposes of human        apply for a site licence. An application for a site
       habitation does not exceed twenty-eight.            licence can be obtained from the relevant District
   •   on holdings of five acres or more, provided the     Council.
       number of days on that caravans are stationed
       on the land, or any adjoining land, for the
       purposes of human habitation does not exceed
       28 and in a period of 12 months prior to the        Do I need permission from the Peak
       date that the caravan is brought to the land,       District National Park Authority for
       the number of caravans that have occupied the       other related development?
       land at any one time does not exceed 3.
   •   if the site is occupied and supervised by an        It is likely that you will need to apply for planning
       exempted organisation, such as the                  permission if you want to bring any other buildings,
   •   Camping and Caravanning Club.                       plants or structures onto the land to support the
   •   if the site is approved by an exempted              caravan site, such as portable toilets and portable
       organisation, such as the Camping and               offices. Planning permission may also be required
       Caravanning Club, and not more than five            for engineering works or to erect permanent
       caravans are at any one time stationed for the      ablution blocks or other buildings, and also to
       purposes of human habitation.                       create hard surfaces and form new, or widen
                                                           existing, accesses. Advertisement consent may be
   Once the relevant period of time has expired, or        required to erect advertisements.
   the event is over, occupation of the caravans shall
   end and all caravans brought onto the land should       Please contact Planning Services on the number
   be removed as soon as is reasonably practicable         and email above if this situation applies to you.

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Can I sell food and alcohol?                          Other things to consider:

Yes, you can sell alcohol, but you will need to       Once you know where your caravan site will be
apply for a Temporary Events Notice (TEN) if you      you will need to consider the following:
are intending to sell alcohol or run a bar. Please
contact the relevant District Council for further     •  whether or not you have permission to use
information on TENs.                                     the land as a caravan site from the owner
                                                      • whether or not there is safe access into and
Yes, you can serve and sell food up to 11pm              out of the site for pedestrians and cars
without applying for a licence however you will       • whether or not there is suitable access for
need to ensure that you adhere to any relevant           emergency vehicles
health and safety legislation. Contact the relevant   • provision of toilets and showers
District Council for further information.             • providing access to drinking water
                                                      • measures needed to prevent crime/nuisance
                                                         such as noise – you may wish to inform any
                                                         neighbours of your plans
                                                      • rubbish collection and removal
                                                      • availability of fire safety precautions (water/
                                                         sand etc)
                                                      • public liability insurance – consider undertaking
                                                         a risk assessment of the site to identify and
                                                         remedy any health and safety issues
                                                      • if your land is designated for conservation
                                                         importance (eg. SSSI, SAC, SPA) or is in
                                                         an agri-environment scheme agreement
                                                         (ELS or HLS) contact your Natural England
                                                         Land Management adviser for a consent or
                                                         ‘derogation’ first (see Factsheet 6).
                                                      • check with that the land has suitable drainage
                                                         and is not a location known to flood.
                                                      Bear in mind that guidance may be issued by the
                                                      Tour de France organisers regarding the maximum
                                                      amount you can charge.

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GRAND DÉPART
TOUR DE FRANCE 2014
5-6 JULY
   Factsheet 3: SETTING UP A TEMPORARY CAR PARK

   Do I need permission from the Peak                     If this situation applies to you please contact
   District National Park Authority to set                Planning Services on the number and email above
   up a temporary car park?                               for further advice.

   To set up a car park for a temporary period of less
   than 28 days in any calendar year, you do not need
   planning permission provided:                          Setting up a temporary car park does
                                                          bring responsibilities and you will need
   •   the land in question is not a building or within   to consider the following:
       the curtilage of a building.
                                                          Firstly, think about the land you want to use as a
   For periods of time exceeding 28 days please           car park:
   contact Planning Services at the Peak District
   National Park Authority on 01629 816 200 or            •   check that you own or have permission to use
   email customer.service@peakdistrict.gov.uk                 the land
   as planning permission may be required.                •   check that the car park has a safe access point
                                                              for both vehicles and pedestrians. You may
                                                              wish to discuss access issues with Highways
                                                              at Derbyshire County Council. The contact
   Do I need permission from the Peak                         number is 08456 058 058. The email address is
   District National Park Authority for                       call.centre @derbyshire.gov.uk.
   other related development?                             •   consider how will you marshal the parking
                                                              arrangements
   You are allowed, during the 28 day period of the       •   ensure that any neighbours are aware of your
   temporary car park, to have on the land moveable           intentions.
   structures, such as portable toilets and portable      •   bear in mind that vehicles can significantly
   offices related to the temporary carparking use            damage your grass when the ground is wet
   provided that once the event is over all moveable      •   rubbish collection and removal
   structures brought onto the land in association        •   public liability insurance – consider undertaking
   with the temporary car park use are removed.               a risk assessment of the site to identify and
                                                              remedy any health and safety issues
   Planning permission may however be required for        •   if your land is designated for conservation
   other developments, such as engineering works to           importance (eg. SSSI, SAC, SPA) or is in
   install a hard surface, for works that are required        an agri-environment scheme agreement
   to create or widen an access, to install utilities         (ELS or HLS) contact your Natural England
   or to erect permanent ablutions blocks or other            Land Management adviser for a consent or
   permanent structures.                                      ‘derogation’ first (see Factsheet 6).

   Advertisement consent may also be required to          Bear in mind that guidance will be issued by the
   erect advertisements.                                  Tour de France organisers regarding the maximum
                                                          amount you can charge each car.

                        www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/granddepart
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TOUR DE FRANCE 2014
5-6 JULY
   Factsheet 4: ADVERTISING YOUR BUSINESS

   Do I need advertisement consent
   from the Peak District National Park
   Authority to advertise my business                        What else do I need to consider?
   during the Grand Départ 2014?
                                                             Bear in mind that the race route will be
   The Peak District National Park is a designated           controlled by the Tour de France organisers, and
   ‘Area of Special Advertisement Control’ and               advertisements along the route will be strictly
   consequently a large proportion of advertisements         controlled to protect the interests of the main
   require advertisement consent before they can be          race sponsors.
   displayed.
                                                             Remember that you cannot use the Tour de
   We therefore advise you to contact Planning               France logo due to copyright.
   Services at the Peak District National Park
   Authority on 01629 816 200 or email                       Further branding and marketing information is
   customer.service@peakdistrict.gov.uk for                  available from Welcome to Yorkshire on
   advice prior to ordering and/or erecting any              www.letour@yorkshire.com or email
   advertisements.                                           info @yorkshire.com or telephone 0113 322 3500.

   Before you contact Planning Services, please
   ensure that you have the following information to
   hand:

   •   the type of advert(s) you want to erect (eg.
       banner, flag, posters, shop signs, placards)
   •   the proposed location(s) of the advert(s)
   •   the size(s) of the advert(s)
   •   the size of the logo and lettering
   •   method(s) of attachment to wall, fence etc.

   For clarification purposes, the term
   ‘advertisements’ includes the following:

   “any word, letter, model, sign, placard, board, notice,
   awning, blind, device or representation, whether
   illuminated or not, in the nature of, and employed
   wholly or partly for the purposes of, advertisement,
   announcement or direction, and includes any hoarding
   or similar structure used, or designed or adapted for
   use, and anything else principally used, or designed
   or adapted principally for use, for the display of
   advertisements”.

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TOUR DE FRANCE 2014
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   Factsheet 5: PLANNING A VILLAGE PARTY

   Will I need planning permission to hold               Yes, you can serve and sell food up to 11pm
   a village party?                                      without applying for a licence however you will
                                                         need to ensure that you adhere to any relevant
   No, providing:                                        health and safety legislation. Contact the relevant
   • the party does not occur on the land for more       District Council for further information.
      than 28 days
   • the land is not a building and does not fall
      within the curtilage of a building.
                                                         Things to consider:

                                                         •   Village parties usually take place off public
   Do I need permission from the Peak                        roads on village greens, playing fields or a local
   District National Park Authority for                      field, and are for your community and visitors.
   other related development?                                Please ensure that you have permission from
                                                             the landowner before you make any formal
   You are allowed to have on the land moveable              arrangements.
   structures, such as portable toilets and marquees,    •   Bear in mind that the race route and routes
   in association with the temporary use.                    leading to it will be closed on the day of the
                                                             race and that some parts of the route may
   Planning permission may still be required for other       be closed from the early hours of the race
   developments, such as for engineering works to            morning. Road closures could be in place up
   install utilities and to erect permanent buildings.       to three hours after the last race vehicle has
                                                             passed. There will be many diversion routes in
   You may also need to apply for advertisement              place as part of the Traffic Management Plan
   consent if you are going to advertise the event           for the event. With this in mind we would
   with banner signs or posters.                             strongly encourage you to hold your event
                                                             away from public roads on areas such as village
   Please contact Planning Services at The Peak              greens, playing fields or on private land.
   District National Park Authority on 01629 816 200
   or customer.service@peakdistrict.gov.uk for
   further advice.
                                                         Events held on the public highway

                                                         If you are looking to hold an event on a public
   Can I sell food and alcohol?                          road, please contact Highways at Derbyshire
                                                         County Council as soon as possible with details of:
   Yes, you can sell alcohol, but you will need to
   apply for a Temporary Events Notice (TEN) if you      •   type of event you are looking to hold
   are intending to sell alcohol or run a bar. Please    •   the location of the event
   contact the relevant District Council for further     •   timing of the event
   information on TENs.                                  •   your contact details

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Highways Officers will discuss each event proposal         District Council. In this case, the event organiser
individually to ensure it fits in with the wider traffic   will be responsible for the cost of the formal traffic
management arrangements and other activities on            management.
the road, for example:
                                                           Contact details for the relevant officers at
•   can the event go ahead without the need for            Derbyshire County Council are as follows:
    an additional road closure?
•   is the event proposal on a Tour de France              •   Dave Bailey for Derbyshire Dales, High Peak,
    traffic diversion route?                                   Chesterfield, Bolsover and NE Derbyshire on
•   are utilities companies planning any works (e.g.           01629 538 686 or
    the water company laying mains etc).                       dave.bailey@derbyshire.gov.uk

It is likely that the vast majority of events will be      •   Mike Wells for South Derbyshire, Amber
able to be included within the traffic management              Valley and Erewash on
arrangements for the race. However, any proposed               01629 538 664 or
events outside of this may require separate traffic            mike.wells @derbyshire.gov.uk
management arrangements and/or road closures,
which will need to be agreed with the relevant

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TOUR DE FRANCE 2014
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   Factsheet 6: Applying to Natural England for a temporary derogation for
   an agri-environment agreement or consent for land that is a Site
   of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)
   Do I need permission from Natural                         Who should I contact?
   England if I am considering promoting
   activities on my land in relation to the                  Your local contacts in the Natural England Peak
   Tour de France?                                           District Team are:

   Yes, if you have an agri-environment agreement            Jenny Campbell - 07500 095557
   – Entry Level Stewardship (ELS), Higher Level             Eastern Peak District/Bradfield/Broomhead Moors
   Stewardship (HLS), Environmentally Sensitive
   Area (ESA) or Countryside Stewardship (CSS)               Richard Pollitt - 07876 216554
   agreement, or if your land is designated as a Site of     Northern Peak District
   Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). If you are thinking
   about activities related to the Tour de France            Or contact Natural England via email:
   in 2014 (such as temporary camp-sites, events,            enquiries@naturalengland.org.uk
   signage etc) which might affect or take place in          jenny.campbell@ naturalengland.org.uk
   or near land included in agreements or an SSSI,           richard.pollitt@ naturalengland.org.uk
   you may need to apply for a derogation from the
   agreement or a consent for activities on any SSSI
   land.

   What should I do?

   You need to contact your local Natural England
   Adviser who will discuss your proposals on a site
   by site basis with a view to helping all reasonable
   requests where practically possible. Natural
   England Advisers may receive multiple requests
   during the run up to the event, so please be
   patient, particularly for site visits. Allow at least
   two weeks notice for derogations and please note
   that 28 days is the standard notice required for
   SSSI consent.

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