Authorised Travellers sites public consultation

[Colin James]

Authorised Travellers sites public consultation

 

 

Herefordshire Council has launched a public consultation on potential new sites and site extensions for Gypsies, Travellers and Travelling Show People, as part of the preparation of the Herefordshire Local Plan Traveller Site policy.

 

Research carried out to assess current and future accommodation requirements of Gypsies, Travellers and Travelling Show People has identified a need for additional authorised and transit pitches.  As a result, action is being taken to address the shortfall of available sites for those needing a base in Herefordshire as well as those travelling across the county.

 

Detailed studies have identified the level of need in our district as being 19 permanent pitches, 5 for Travelling Show People and 3 temporary stopping pitches in the first five years of the plan.

 

The locations under consideration, following the call for sites that ran from December 2015 to February 2016, are:

 

Ross on Wye

Leominster

Lower Bullingham

Bromyard

Trumpet/Pixley

Pembridge

Sutton St Nicholas

Grafton

The establishment of transit pitches will enable the movement of Travellers through the county to be managed more harmoniously, providing greater certainty for Travellers and local residents.

 

The council is still inviting land to be put forward for consideration of possible new sites as further sites will be required for 2020 onwards.

 

The consultation runs from Monday 25 July to Monday 19 September 2016 and can be found at www.herefordshire.gov.uk/traveller-sites-consultation

 

Hard copies can be viewed at information points such as libraries and customer service centres across Herefordshire.

 

Drop in sessions are also being arranged at the following venues:

 

Holmer Parish Church Hall on Monday 5th September from 4-7pm

Larruperz Centre, Ross on Wye on Thrusday 8th September 4-7pm

Leominster Community Centre TBC

 

[Adrian symonds]

I wonder if any councillors  live anywhere near where the proposed sites are

[Denise Lloyd]

Comment were closed off in the HT on this report yesterday - somebody over stepped the mark 

[Adrian symonds]

Comment were closed off in the HT on this report yesterday - somebody over stepped the mark 

No doubt asked the question I did above. 

[Steve Major]

What is the point of this exercise? Travellers usually park where they like anyway!

[twowheelsgood]

What is the point of any Council consultation, save to tick a box? It's already been decided by the closed door cabinet cabal.

[Slim]

What is the point of this exercise? Travellers usually park where they like anyway!

Too true. What is cheaper, losing revenue from a car park for three days, or paying out 10's of thousands for legal places where they won't go anyway. 

[Denise Lloyd]

I think there is a fairly hefty payout from Central Government for providing Traveller's facilities and could also be law