Beach Huts

Introduction

There are 35 beach huts along Minster Leas on the Isle of Sheppey.

You can rent a beach hut for a year at a time but there is a minimum of a three year rental period.

Paying for your beach hut

You’ll need to pay a fee before you can occupy a beach hut. You’ll need to pay:

• the market price plus an annual ground rent charge of £530 if you buy one
• £1,560 per year if you rent one

If it's applicable, we'll apply VAT.

Using your beach hut

You can:

• occupy your beach hut between 5am and 11pm
• have your dog in the beach hut with you
• paint fascias, trims and handrails in white or cream
• paint the rest of  it, but only in a block colour from the Sadolin Superdec paint range

You can’t:

• have a BBQ inside your beach hut or on the ground immediately surrounding it
• display advertising, including advertising boards, posters or pictures

You can download a sample licence agreement if you're intending to:

• buy a beach hut at The Leas, Minster (PDF 140kb)
• rent a beach hut at The Leas, Minster (PDF 160kb)
• buy a beach hut at Leysdown Coastal Park, Leysdown-on-sea (PDF 141kb)
• rent a beach hut at Leysdown Coastal Park, Leysdown-on-sea (PDF 154kb)