Wiltshire Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment
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Opinion Research Services Wiltshire Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment Wiltshire Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment Final Report December 2014 1 Opinion Research Services Wiltshire Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment Opinion Research Services The Strand, Swansea SA1 1AF Steve Jarman, Claire Thomas, Ciara Small, Dan Morris and Ian Woodward Enquiries: 01792 535300 · [email protected] · www.ors.org.uk © Copyright December 2014 2 Opinion Research Services Wiltshire Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment Contents 1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 7 The Survey ...................................................................................................................................................... 7 Definitions ...................................................................................................................................................... 7 Legislation and Guidance for Gypsies and Travellers ..................................................................................... 8 Planning Policy for Traveller Sites .................................................................................................................. 9 Tackling Inequalities for Gypsy and Traveller Communities ........................................................................ 11 Funding ......................................................................................................................................................... 12 2. Methodology ................................................................................................................................ 14 Stage 1: Desk-Based Research ...................................................................................................................... 14 Stage 2: Stakeholder Engagement ................................................................................................................ 15 Stage 3: Working Collaboratively with Neighbouring Planning Authorities ................................................. 15 Stage 4: Survey of Travelling Communities .................................................................................................. 16 Stage 5: Bricks and Mortar Households ....................................................................................................... 18 Stage 6: Current and Future Pitch/Plot Requirements................................................................................. 19 Stage 7: Conclusions ..................................................................................................................................... 20 3. Gypsy, Traveller and Travelling Showpeople Sites and Population .................................................. 21 Background ................................................................................................................................................... 21 Sites and Yards in Wiltshire .......................................................................................................................... 22 Sites and Yards in North and West HMA ...................................................................................................... 24 Sites and Yards in East HMA ......................................................................................................................... 24 Sites and Yards in South HMA ...................................................................................................................... 24 Travelling Community Characteristics .......................................................................................................... 25 Caravan Count .............................................................................................................................................. 27 4. Stakeholder Engagement .............................................................................................................. 29 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 29 Discussion Agenda ........................................................................................................................................ 31 Reporting Engagement with Stakeholders ................................................................................................... 31 Key Findings .................................................................................................................................................. 32 Current Accommodation .............................................................................................................................. 32 Public Sites .................................................................................................................................................... 32 Private Sites .................................................................................................................................................. 32 3 Opinion Research Services Wiltshire Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment Travelling Showpeople Sites ......................................................................................................................... 32 Geographical Distribution............................................................................................................................. 32 Bricks and Mortar ......................................................................................................................................... 33 Management of Unauthorised Encampments ............................................................................................. 33 Future Provision ........................................................................................................................................... 34 Local Governance ......................................................................................................................................... 34 Cross Border Movement and Working ......................................................................................................... 35 Neighbouring Areas ...................................................................................................................................... 35 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council ..................................................................................................... 35 Bath and North East Somerset Council (BANES) .......................................................................................... 36 Christchurch Borough Council and East Dorset District Council .................................................................. 36 Cotswold District Council .............................................................................................................................. 36 Dorset County Council .................................................................................................................................. 37 Gloucestershire County Council ................................................................................................................... 37 New Forest District Council .......................................................................................................................... 37 South Gloucestershire Council ..................................................................................................................... 37 South Somerset District Council ................................................................................................................... 38 Swindon Borough Council ............................................................................................................................ 38 Test Valley Borough Council ......................................................................................................................... 38 Vale of the White Horse District Council ...................................................................................................... 39 West Berkshire Council ................................................................................................................................. 39 Meeting the Duty to Cooperate ................................................................................................................... 39 Travelling Patterns and Stopping Places ...................................................................................................... 40 Transit Provision ........................................................................................................................................... 41 Additional Findings ....................................................................................................................................... 42 Parish Council Responses ............................................................................................................................. 42 Conclusions and Areas of Consideration ...................................................................................................... 43 5. Survey of Travelling Communities ................................................................................................. 44 Interviews with Gypsies and Travellers and Travelling Showpeople ..........................................................