Worcestershire Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment Bromsgrove District Council Malvern Hills District Council Redditch
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Worcestershire Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment Bromsgrove District Council Malvern Hills District Council Redditch Borough Council Worcester City Council Wychavon District Council Wyre Forest District Council Main Report November 2014 Main Contact: Scott Brand Email: [email protected] Telephone: 01506 200 369 Website: www.arc4.co.uk © 2014 arc4 Limited (Company No. 06205180) Worcestershire GTAA – Main Report - Final Page | 2 Contents 1. Introduction ..................................................................................................... 9 Study Components ......................................................................................... 10 Report structure .............................................................................................. 10 2. Legislative and Policy Context .................................................................... 12 Legislative background ................................................................................... 12 Policy background .......................................................................................... 12 CLG Caravan Counts ..................................................................................... 18 CLG Design Guidance .................................................................................... 18 3. Methodology ................................................................................................. 20 Phase 1: Literature/Desktop Review .............................................................. 20 Phase 2: Stakeholder Consultation ................................................................ 21 Phase 3: Survey of Gypsies and Travellers across Worcestershire ............... 21 4. The Current Picture: provision of Gypsy and Traveller sites ................... 26 Provision of authorised and unauthorised sites .............................................. 26 5. The Current Picture: Gypsy and Traveller Population and Pitch and Plot Availability ............................................................................................. 29 Population Estimates ...................................................................................... 29 Caravan Counts and Authorised Pitches ........................................................ 31 Home bases of respondents ........................................................................... 34 Tenure of respondents ................................................................................... 35 Repairs and improvements ............................................................................. 37 Space Requirements ...................................................................................... 40 Satisfaction with location of your home .......................................................... 42 Overcrowding ................................................................................................. 43 Facilities shared with other households .......................................................... 44 Cost of accommodation and services ............................................................. 44 Location to amenities ...................................................................................... 45 Planned Moves ............................................................................................... 49 Household mobility ......................................................................................... 52 Aversion to Bricks and Mortar Accommodation .............................................. 54 Tenure Preferences ........................................................................................ 55 6. Gypsy and Traveller Pitch Requirements and Travelling Showperson Plot Requirements ................................................................. 56 Gypsy and Traveller Pitch Requirements ....................................................... 56 Model overview ............................................................................................... 56 Description of factors in the model ................................................................. 57 Reconciling supply and need .......................................................................... 61 Tenure ............................................................................................................ 62 November 2014 Worcestershire GTAA – Main Report - Final Page | 3 Showperson Plot Requirements ..................................................................... 62 Model overview ............................................................................................... 63 Reconciling supply and need .......................................................................... 66 7. Longer-term Pitch and Plot Requirements ................................................. 68 Future household formation ............................................................................ 68 Future household formation based on 50% formation rate ............................. 68 Future Requirements for Gypsies and Travellers (excluding Travelling Showpeople)................................................................................................... 69 Gypsies and Travellers - Longer-term pitch requirement summary ................ 70 Longer-term plot requirements – Travelling Showpeople ............................... 71 Type of new provision ..................................................................................... 72 8. Transit requirements .................................................................................... 75 Survey Response on Provision of Transit Sites .............................................. 77 9. Travelling practices and experiences ......................................................... 79 10. Wider Service and Support Needs .............................................................. 86 Services used in the last year ......................................................................... 86 Adaptations..................................................................................................... 87 11. Stakeholder consultation ............................................................................. 88 Overview ........................................................................................................ 88 General support for Gypsies, Travellers and Travelling Showpeople ............. 88 Provision of accommodation........................................................................... 88 Planning ......................................................................................................... 90 Summary ........................................................................................................ 91 12. Summary of Findings ................................................................................... 93 Gypsies and Travellers ................................................................................... 93 Travelling Showpeople ................................................................................... 93 Headline findings from the research ............................................................... 95 Headline findings by local authority ................................................................ 96 13. Conclusion and Strategic Response ........................................................ 100 Key issues and how to tackle them .............................................................. 100 Concluding comments .................................................................................. 106 Appendix A: Legislative Background ................................................................. 108 Overall approach .......................................................................................... 108 Appendix B: Policy and Guidance ...................................................................... 111 Introduction ................................................................................................... 111 Appendix C: Fieldwork Questionnaire ............................................................... 122 Appendix D: Stakeholder Consultation ............................................................... 150 Approach ...................................................................................................... 150 November 2014 Worcestershire GTAA – Main Report - Final Page | 4 Stakeholder questions and responses .......................................................... 150 Appendix E: List of Sites ..................................................................................... 161 Appendix F: Glossary of Terms ........................................................................... 164 List of tables Table 3.1 Count of Gypsy and Traveller Caravans January 2014 - Last five counts .................................................................................................. 22 Table 3.2 Summary of achieved household interviews by type of dwelling and area ............................................................................................... 24 th Table 4.1a List of Gypsy and Traveller Pitches on Sites as at 12 February 2014 ..................................................................................................... 27 th Table 4.1b List of Vacant Permanent Pitches on Sites as at 12 February 2014 ..................................................................................................... 27 th Table 4.1c List