LATEST INFORMATION: The Council is currently undertaking site assessment work details of this and the needs survey information can be found on the Needs Survey page

Background:

The Council published the Gypsy and Traveller Sites: Issues and Options Development Plan Document for consultation on 3 November 2006, with comments being accepted until 15 December 2006.

The document sets out the Council's strategy for dealing with the provision of both permanent and transit Gypsy and Traveller sites. At this stage the purpose of the document is to identify and explain the range of issues which must be addressed and considered, it does not include the identification of any sites. A Sustainability Appraisal and Strategic Environmental Assessment (SA/SEA): Scoping Report is appended to the main document.

A copy of the document is also available to download as a pdf file.