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ID sylw: 107950

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Rainier Developments Ltd

Asiant : Pegasus Group

The Gypsy, Traveller, Travelling Showpeople and Boat Dwellers Accommodation Assessment identifies need of between 74 - 89 new permanent pitches over the plan period. This policy direction suggests pitches and plots will need to be provided as part of schemes of 500 dwellings or more. The Councils shouldn't rely on potential developments which may or may not come forward to meet the need for pitches. The Councils must identify the way in which this need will be met, with sufficient deliverable and developable gypsy and traveller sites in the pipeline, as stipulated by the Government’s Planning Policy for Traveller Sites. Identification of specific sites for pitches, such as the Leamington Football Club site, would be supported.

For large-scale residential schemes some sites may not be appropriate or desirable locations for a traveller site. If the Councils were to seek to retain this in the policy some flexibility should be provided, rather than as a blanket requirement. Any schemes which are to accommodate pitches would need careful design to cater for the needs of both settled and travelling occupiers, with amenity considerations taken into account.