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Hello

Your best bet is to speak to your local council. Planning permission is needed not just for new buildings but also can be required if you change the use of land which sounds like it could apply here.

You can look online on  the planning portal for advice

I'm a councillor and have sat on planning committees; Rex is on the button, planning regulations will be comprehensive and complicated - especially for a commercial venture such as this.

Your friend needs a good chat with planning officers, and very probably legal and other professional assistance should they decide to go ahead.

Depending on where the site is, I would also foresee objections from neighbouring households/farms/businesses which are very wary of anything that smacks of New-Age or travelling.

All Councils will have a policy re things like campsites and if you ring the local planning office they will give you an outline of what the possibilities are. It won't be simple and could take some time and cost!

David