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1. must adhere. stagesmaking to the Council which areDocument. plan These statutory Traveller Sites Development Plan we term, ‘adoption’ of and the Gypsy dates leading to the completion–what T www.southglos.gov.uk/gypsydpd document’, found be this at can refer to the previous ‘Issues Options and your information, should you to wish Travellers Gloucestershire. in South For of and needs Gypsies accommodation todocument the meet urgent unmet to prioritise the preparation of this instructed by Central Government option,an ashas the Council been maintaining the ‘status quo’ is not stage. However, doing nothing or suggestedforward sites at this only Gloucestershire is Council putting proposed of package options. South telland you usagree whether the with the proposalson in this document to comment isThis your opportunity consultation. potential site allocations for public existing authorised sites introducing and include the use intensifying of some Gloucestershire.in South options The Travellerfor and Gypsy accommodation options to the meet current unmet need explores and document arange of in the Issuescontained Options and builds document This information on weeks.six Preferred Options’ document for a further we are now consulting this on ‘Towards and 2008 weeks insix January-February initial ‘Issues Options’ and for document consulted Council Document. The an on Travellerand Sites Development Plan GloucestershireSouth Council’s Gypsy stagethe second in the production of publication ofThe this marks document he table sets table he the key out stages and Introduction 1 1 1 1 .8 .7 .6 .5

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Preparation Stages for the Gypsy and Traveller and Gypsy DPD the for Stages Preparation December 2010 December 2010 June 2010 -May February 2009 November 2009 -November October 2009 -September 2009 February 2009 -January November 2008 -September March 2008 -February January 2007 -November January DATE • • • How to make your comments [email protected] email to:By 1HF GloucestershireSouth BS35 Thornbury Castle Street Offices Council The GloucestershireSouth Council Spatial Planning Team post to:By downloaded. also be can document on-line. The questions answered commentsmade and viewed, be can the document where start) at noteuk (please the there is www. no website http://consultations.southglos.gov. logging ontoBy the Council’s consultation Towards

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2004 Housing Act (Section for 225) all 2004 It is now arequirement the under together to achieve this aim. Travellers and Gypsies and work can Travellers authorities how local and finding suitable sitesand Gypsies for the planning on guidance aspects of Travellerand Caravan Sites’ provides Circular 01/2006 ‘Planning for Gypsy planning Travellers, for and Gypsies regardWith to national on guidance Development Framework.Local preparingthese the documents when requirements legal and in contained the legislation with mustCouncil comply as White Papers. Gloucestershire South Circulars in other and documents, such Planning Policy Statements, Government are set in Planningadvice out Acts, Na housing need. adhered to in determining general (GTAA) is in line the principles with Traveller Assessment Accommodation need, the approach taken by the Gypsy notedIt should be this that in identifying powers. to useability effective enforcement will strengthen the Council’s Police and authorised sites are made available, this planning permission. In addition, if more proposals for unsuitable sites to gain locations would makefor difficult it in the most sustainable suitable and increaseAn in authorised site provision toappeal the Planning Inspectorate. gaining planningan via permission sustainableor locations, they are often they may in not the most be suitable that means appeal, although on which planning applications are decided being tionally, planning requirements and 2.10 accommodation ‘need’? level of current the is What 2 .9

and 25and transit pitches. Gloucestershire residential is 53 pitches in South as ofneed November 2008 Consequently, the current level of unmet for additional an 2residential pitches. has now received planning permission privateone Traveller and Gypsy site sitesowned in addition and to this, pitches have provided Council on been additional an 3residentialreport, Following the publication of the GTAA transit pitches Gloucestershire. in South for additionalresidential an 58 25 and studyfoundThis that there was aneed base forthe evidence this document. prepared provides in October 2007 Assessment(GTAA)Accommodation West of Traveller and England Gypsy robust credible and base. evidence The this are document founded a upon that figuresprocess, isin it important in the Development Plan Document I race good relations.and toand promote of opportunity equality toseek eliminate discrimination unlawful toCouncils have actively ageneral duty this Under Act, (Amendment) Act 2000. obligations Relations the Race under V1 of the Housing Act 1996 to and our in respect of Part under homelessness duties,statutory include those which is also required to have regard to other In preparing this document, the Council Travellers.and suitable housing is available for Gypsies suitable site provision, also to but ensure obligationstatutory to not only provide Travellers. therefore Council The has a of suitable housing for and Gypsies approach in order to address alack assessment to and take astrategic Travellerand needs accommodation aGypsy out authorities tolocal carry n order to ensure public confidence 2 2 2.12 framework planning regional The 2 .14 .13 .11

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allocations are prepared. topolicy ensuring that site specific represents in government change aclear criteria on solely policies. based This toplanning authorities able be rely states that exceptionally only will local their development and document plan authorities suitable sites to identify in Circular 01/2006 now requires local 3. appendix 01/2006. Policy H12 at is attached replaced by hasThis now been Circular previouswith government guidance. preparedhaving been in accordance allocate notsitesdoes specifically Policy H12 is acriteria which policy led GloucesterOld Road, Winterbourne. sites at Highwood Road, Patchway and includesThis the Council’s public two will remain Traveller and as Gypsy sites. Traveller and Gypsy sites to ensure they Plan safeguards existing authorised Traveller and Gypsy sites. Local The used to assess applications new for Plan Circular and Local 01/2006 will be is formally adopted, Policy H12 of the B laterRSS this year, year. next early or expected to publish adopt and the final to amendments, the government is the Ministerialon changes, subject and public consultation further undertaking government the finaldocument.The is is This not however 2008. July 22nd were which published on RSS Draft of State’s Proposed Changesto the acceptednow been in the Secretary 25 transit pitches. figures These have residential 58 should be pitches and that Gloucestershire’s South figures Inspectorsindependent agreed the and published 2008 in June was Panel independent report The efore the Development Plan Document

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robustly. development to addressed be more site provision also allows inappropriate topeople addressed. be Authorised the welfareand of children young and social exclusion, inequality, health existingwill enable issues relating to recognises that adequate site provision this Development Plan Document Strategy’sCommunity objectives through Implementing the Sustainable of life. potential enjoy and excellent an quality to ensuring that all residents fulfil their regard with particularly Strategy 2008, Gloucestershire Sustainable Community toseek express the aims of the South arePlan Document consistent and spatial objectives of this Development I fora need transit provision. this area. Therefore, there will always be residentialpermanent in accommodation family sites local on are and not seeking transit will accommodated not be who that that there will always families be in has increased. aside, This is it likely ofthe number authorised private sites of such sites in the last five years, as fall there in a50% the number has been hundred ayearone but encampments for thereuncommon to more be than system.legal Until recently, was it not in the confidence undermine this can term and are short encampments processeslegal as unauthorised to pursue is rarely opportunity an If there is transit no provision, there pass throughoccasionally the area. Gloucestershirein South they do but ‘New AgeTravellers’ reside permanently It is the Council’s understanding that no t is important that the vision and t is important 3 3.11 By 3 .10 .9

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can be accommodated be throughcan existing residential Gloucestershire in South need of the requiredconsiderable proportion aresult,As this that means a residential pitches 4transit and pitches. these sites result could in 21 additional have identified that intensification of Working these families, with officers families wanted to pursue this option. Following consultation, eight local Consultation stage. at the need in accommodation shortfall way of meeting of some the identified wasThis to seen acceptable an be accommodate growing family need. reorganising their site into pitches to they would like to explore the idea of to b) and intensify had capacity whether existingon authorised sites if a) they askedconsultation,all officers families of the Issues Options and part As altering any site boundaries. is room to add more pitches without that existing some on private sites there Issues Options and noted document The to dothis is set below. out Traveller community. way The we intend expressed of and wishes the Gypsy private authorised sites asmeets it the is togrowth the intensification seek of the GTAAwhich identified as family regardwith of to need the proportion Therefore the preferred way forward the required of number pitches. strugglingthe Council to accommodate robust nor logical likely and to result in arerandom approaches which neither Moreover, they are considered to be Traveller and Gypsy families in the area. appropriate to meeting of the needs these approaches as they are not district. however Council The rejects areasallocated of in the particular alternatively restricted to being only Towards preferred options consultation Gypsy and Traveller Sites 22222222222 Gypsy and Traveller Sites Map 1 Map © CopyrightSouth GloucestershireCouncil AllrightsreservedLA100023410, 2008 5 .17 5.

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land: lookedCouncil at 4main sources of To possible sites, help identify the paragraphs 5.31 and 5.30 below. against the criteria referred to at and the identifiedthen sites evaluated sourcesenabled of to supply land be preferences were established. then This District into zones of search, locational a 3stage process. ranking the By findingnew sites.process The involves in rational undertaken process has been each zone of search and aclear and there are within still opportunities some However, having discounted such land, zones. COMAH and Interest, Monuments Ancient Scheduled estuary), Sites of National Conservation Nature interest Conservation (the Severn space,open Sites of International pitches, include: which existing public constraint Traveller for and Gypsy stage, there are areas of absolute A gypsydpd available at Optionsand Consultation document foundbe at pages 24 –28 of the Issues More details in relation to the zones can found 2of this at appendix document. zone they what represent and be can informationFurther in relation to each across the district to appraised. be arangeenables of possible locations 5.19, the zones of search approach these areas, at as explained paragraph findingin sites within the proven difficulty G). Aand (Zones land However, given Traveller provision to on ‘unconstrained’ approach is to steer futureand Gypsy I n general terms, the preferable s explained ats explained the Issues Options and

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and otherand stakeholders. broughtbeing to its attention by Partners notand so far considered in the process, information relevant to the site search, consultation phase will result in any anticipates Council The that the to this 4attached document.appendix the above strategysupport are listed in sitesAll that have and forward come limited are in Zone very A. opportunities Council’s the confirms position that site most our preferredZone A, zone. This currentlyland the market on within highlighted of privately owned the dearth and has confirmed which the Council by studycommissioned independent intensive search. involved This arecent 1),(Map subject has been of the most G). the most preferred Zone A, zone ‘unconstrained’ Aand (Zones land Travellerfuture and Gypsy sites onto preferredThe option is to steer 3years. over the next of delivery capable Potential sites also had to reasonably be available utilities any) (if was undertaken. issuesany access/highway and of the landfor any potential site hazards, Traveller use, assessment apreliminary considered suitable for and Gypsy I 4 3 1 2 n looking at the principleofn looking sites being . . . . organisations by public sector owned land Surplus Council owned land more land than 0.2 owned Council hectares in area Council’s attention. other brought land Any to the Small areas of land identified as part Small areas of identified land as part surplus to requirements for residential development now but that wereSurvey previously identified of Availability the Residential Land 5 5 Photo 3 Photo .36 .35

considered to to have the capacity identificationareprocessand that have through come the above plotsThe of represent land sites Traveller use. allocated for and become Gypsy which perform better under the criteria. under better perform which suggestionswith for alternative locations takenbe into consideration together used,be as consultation responses will isThis not afinal list of the sites thatwill

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7. sites provided: will be areThere three possible ways in which control of the Council. all the factors involved are not within the given that maximised be usedbeing can ofhow the chances these allocations identified as suitable for site and use this is document to outline howwas land by 2011.shortfall main function of The applications to the meet identified to encouraged be submit planning Travellerand pitches, will landowners suitable for the development of Gypsy identified as has land been area. Once Travellers for and homes Gypsies in the for allocated sites to result in sufficient possible framework most supportive stakeholders, aims it to but provide the of the input other without Document through this Development Plan deliver pitches cannot Council The 1) in caravans. value isequity no or little there sites and Traveller and not available Gypsy for are pitch. mortgages Domestic of aprivate costs development and up set the afford familywill able to be not every that however is acknowledged It expenditure. of public in terms value is good and housing in mainstream trend the mirrors provision. This private to emphasise chosen Council the has that reason is this for community.It local into the families to integrate these for easier should it also be and environment sites to local blend into the private family. small for is easier normally It extended of one needs the to meet pitches only sufficient family sites with Travellers private wouldown their prefer and Gypsies of local majority the that shown has GTAA West of England The landowners. other or own families their for provision Travellers and Gypsies making P

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7.3

encampments. dealing unauthorised with when to use enforcement powerseffectively of the Police and the Council the ability made available to will be strengthen T he he result of these authorised sites being 3 ) developments developments (secured residential larger of part as sites delivering 2011 post For the phase, planning permission) to developer,the attached with agreements legal through for balanced and mixed communities. mixed and balanced for of planning part pitches, as to provide projects of these developers require the Council could The Strategy. Core the of delivery the through accommodated 2011 be pitches can residential of 22 post need accommodation identified the Council that anticipates The applied be for.can planningpermission where locations of preferred allocated or advised be accommodationmore permanent can Travellers and require Gypsies who those provision. Furthermore, transit allocated towards accommodation Travellers require temporary who and to ‘steer’ Gypsies encampments unauthorised dealing with when position 2011. Council will The in be a then until need in accommodation shortfall sites will identified the to meet exist enough is that is it adopted, anticipated Once the Development Plan Document 2016. until need assessed GTAA of England 2011, West the that is it recognised to need on concentrates Document Although the Development Plan

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on appeal. The Council’s appeal.on The Corporate doso of dosucceed those which ratesuccess ahigh and proportion applications have alow met with Nationally Gypsy/Traveller site approval greatly will be enhanced. theirPlan prospect Document of allocated sites withinthis Development through the planning system. As toencouraged make applications Development will Plan be Document to the formal submission stage of the of those sites throughOwners go which current grant application. manifest itself through the approval of its thatGrant. hopes Council this will The through Travellers and the Gypsy Sites provision Travellers for and Gypsies innovative solutions for accommodation is keen to encourage the development of Government for Local Communities and notesBirmingham that the Department of StudiesatRegional the University prepared by the Centre for and Urban to the Housing Corporation report 2008 Wessex Reinvestment Trust. July The value administered the scheme and by secured be could Loans against land provisionown existing on sites. new or aim of enabling families to make their the Development Plan Documents innovative would support which scheme develop sites. their own is This an Travellersand to purchase and/or for government funding to assist Gypsy has Council applied occupiers. The achieve their aspiration of owner/ being market to make the initial move to rentto ownership/part enter the part Travellers and Gypsies of supporting objectiveThe is to explore the best ways socialorganisations. loan and Landlords Registered willwith Council work Social for pitches arented with element, the if there is aneed land, particularly and T o maximise the take up of allocatedo maximise Towards preferred options consultation 2 Gypsy and Traveller Sites 2 22222222222 Gypsy and Traveller Sites

7. decision making process.decision making to provide welfare to reports inform the to reached be in addition to continuing the minimum standard of applications Gypsy/Traveller applicants to enable will Council continue toThe with work in Development Control.authority planning processed by the local in order for to them effectively be standardmust to submitted be acertain disadvantage. Planning applications to applicants tosupport minimise this using the planning system offer and Travellers in difficulty have particular Traveller Policy recognises that Gypsy/

Implementation and 7 7.7 Appraisal Meeting the requirements of Sustainability .8

delivery Sustainability Appraisal Report, which which Report, Appraisal Sustainability Preferred Options’ document, aformal stage. To this accompany ‘Towards at the Issues Options and Report on, Initial Appraisal an Sustainability produced, Council consulted and The Development Plan Document. preparation of spatial plans, such as this considerations economic and into the integration of social, environmental sustainable development through the is to Appraisal Sustainability promote of of purpose the document. a The Appraisal to aSustainability undertake of its production, is the Council required Development Plan Document.part As of Traveller this and Gypsy at the heart respect, of is the concept sustainability of sustainable development. In this toview contributing to the achievement used are required to prepared be a with how landshould consider be which plans Purchase Act 2004, Compulsory U www.southglos.gov.uk/gypsydpd. document. is Acopy available at appraises all the sitesreport in the produced.proposed has This been effects sustainability and of the options outlinesenvironmental the significant nder Section 39 of the Planning 39 Section nder and 8 8 8 8 8 8.1 next? happens What 8. .6 .5 .4 .3 .2

that requires planning consent. as forsame any other use land proposal Gloucestershire Council. is This the will still to need to submitted be South applications for Gypsy/Traveller sites to recogniseIt is that important planning ator the address below. Spatial Planning Team 01454 on 863469 Gypsy/Traveller use, please contact the you think which land may suitable for be you are aware of any land, any own or Council’s attention to date. If however, are sites that have brought been to the sitesThe included in this document 2009. January 29 and 6November 2008 between ‘Towards Preferred Options’ document Your commentsare invited this on Travellers Gloucestershire. in South of and need Gypsies accommodation infully finding solutions to unmetthe this carefully document participate and asked to the issues consider raised by consulteesthe statutory public and are sites in this area. Members isof difficult that finding Itsuitable is acknowledged ‘Towards Preferred Options’ document. will build information on in this contained as a‘Submission draft,’known which inform the final stage production,of Preferred Options’ consultation will responseThe to this present ‘Towards responses. in light changed has of been community considered, the document whether and comments received have been consultation period, to outline how prepared of the end after the statutory will be Plan Document. A report Traveller and the Gypsy Development stage in the productionthe next of we receive will help us to prepare for A ll suggestions commentsand that

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• • • comments in several ways: You may to choose make your [email protected] email to: By 1HF GloucestershireSouth BS35 Thornbury Castle Street Offices Council The GloucestershireSouth Council Spatial Planning Team post to: By downloaded. also line. be can document The viewed,be commentsmade and on- can the document where the start) at note (please there is www. no http://consultations.southglos.gov.uk consultation website logging onto By the Council’s Towards preferred options consultation 2 Gypsy and Traveller Sites 2 22222222222 Gypsy and Traveller Sites Traveller sites. and Gypsy run and to establish funding regional bid Not-for-profit for can that organisations Registered Social Landlords (RSL) 2026. and 2006 between period the covers Strategy, Spatial West Regional which South the in relevant document the Gloucestershire, of South case the In developed. be should a region for how strategy strategic term planning long the out Sets Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS) related amenities. other and trailers or caravans their in live household of asingle aGypsy/Traveller siteArea where Pitch Plans. LDF’s Local area. replace local for the framework planning the sets out LDF The Local Development Framework (LDF) Travelling include not does Showpeople. Travellers way of life. anomadic adopt It who Travellers, Irish and Gypsies other ethnic plus all to is used term include the document, this In Traveller and Gypsy housing. mainstream in occupation to family. owner- (extended) equivalent Broadly by an occupied and site caravan owned A private Site Family x3.05m. x6.8m are 20m dimensions Maximum assembled. when moved be cannot they although definition the in included to another. place one from Twin are caravans unit moved of being is that capable habitation human adaptedfor or designed structure is any A caravan Caravan area. dining and kitchen a and separate toilet; room supply; abath/shower water; cold electricity include: and hot should buildings states amenity at aminimum, that guidance government draft The building. amenity an of definition single is no there present, At Building Amenity Appendix 1:Appendix Appendices Glossary ofTerms Glossary environments. unsuitable unsafe or other in or roads/car parks of edge the on located is often and encampment the in involved by those owned is not land The permission. planning reside without Travellers and Gypsies where of land A piece Unauthorised Encampment site or licence. permission planning appropriate Travellerand without land owned Traveller and Gypsy A Gypsy on site established Unauthorised Development sites.residential permanent sites have than facilities fewer These to up months). three (normally period temporary for so a do may only it stay on who people but seasonal, sometimes site is permanent, The toareas. transit in other by those use short-term Traveller and Gypsy for site intended Authorised Transit site sites. authority Traveller’s and Gypsy on to local land large own sites family private one-caravan from range can size and and Traveller type in Sitesvary caravans. and for Gypsy used and out laid of area land An Traveller and Gypsy Site Appendix 2: Appendix is considered that this zone ranks slightly less less slightly ranks zone this that is considered It Brook. Ladden and Frome river fromthe flooding to of is susceptible zone this part central The Belt. Green by the over’ are ‘washed Heath Coalpit and Frampton Cotterell Winterbourne, including not but surrounding villages, most and is rural area of this majority Acton. Iron The and Heath Coalpit Frampton Cotterell, of Winterbourne, villages the to of west directly Yate, the land Belt surrounding Green is mainly and Gloucestershire of South centre the in is right area This Belt) Green C(Central Zone Traveller and Gypsy future sites. accommodate to potential havemost zones the Belt Green the that is considered zones, it ‘settlement’ and ‘rural’ the After Belt. Green by the is constrained development residential and character in rural of is zone this majority The AONB. Cotswolds by the of is bounded east zone this The Green. Longwell and Kingswood ofeast Downend, to land the Belt Green is mainly area This Zone B (East Green Belt) Traveller and Gypsy future sites. identifying zone’ for is this a‘priority that therefore considered is it and constraints environmental least the has zone This distances. tohaving travel unreasonable without services and facilities essential access sites to future enable would which Sodbury Yate/Chipping and of towns Thornbury market to the proximity close in be would area this in land identified terms, any sites. sustainability In Traveller and for Gypsy principle in acceptable are constraints, planning to subject special not where settings, states rural that 01/2006 Circular tosustainable. more be considered are facilities and related to services arethat better sites this Zone Within Brook. Ladden from flooding to of is susceptible zone this part central the aside, This constraints. tosubject environmental of is not area this vast majority The Belt. 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