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Cumbria Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment Cumbria Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment for Allerdale Borough Council, Barrow Borough Council, Carlisle City Council, Copeland Borough Council, Cumbria County Council, Eden District Council, Lake District National Park Authority, and South Lakeland District Council Final Report November 2013 Main Contact: Michael Bullock arc4 Ltd Email: [email protected] Website: www.arc4.co.uk ©2013 arc4 Limited (Company No. 06205180) TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction ........................................................................................................... 7 Study Components .......................................................................................................... 8 Phase 1: Literature/desktop review and stakeholder discussions .................................... 9 Phase 2: Survey of Gypsies and Travellers across Cumbria ........................................... 9 Phase 3: Production of report .......................................................................................... 9 2. Methodology ....................................................................................................... 11 3. Legislative and Policy Context ............................................................................ 14 Legislative background .................................................................................................. 14 Policy background ......................................................................................................... 14 CLG Design Guidance ................................................................................................... 18 4. The Current Picture: provision of Gypsy and Traveller sites ............................... 21 Provision of authorised and unauthorised sites .............................................................. 21 5. The Current Picture: Gypsy and Traveller population and pitch availability ........ 26 Population Estimates ..................................................................................................... 26 Caravan Counts and Authorised Pitches ....................................................................... 26 Tenure of respondents .................................................................................................. 29 Facilities on pitches ....................................................................................................... 30 Amenities elsewhere on the site .................................................................................... 31 Repairs and improvements ............................................................................................ 31 Space Requirements ..................................................................................................... 32 Satisfaction with location of your home .......................................................................... 34 Overcrowding ................................................................................................................ 34 Facilities shared with other households ......................................................................... 35 Cost of accommodation and services ............................................................................ 35 Feelings about neighbourhood, safety and security ....................................................... 36 Moving........................................................................................................................... 38 6. Gypsy and Traveller Pitch and Showperson Plot Requirements ........................ 41 Gypsy and Traveller Permanent Pitch Requirements .................................................... 41 Showperson Permanent Plot Requirements .................................................................. 46 Type of new provision .................................................................................................... 49 Transit sites and stop over places ................................................................................. 51 7. Travelling practices and experiences ................................................................. 60 8. Wider Service and Support Needs ..................................................................... 63 Registration with doctor and dentist ............................................................................... 63 Services used in the last year ........................................................................................ 63 Adaptations ................................................................................................................... 64 9. Stakeholder consultation .................................................................................... 65 Overview ....................................................................................................................... 65 General support for Gypsies, Travellers and Travelling Showpeople ............................. 65 arc4 2 Provision of accommodation .......................................................................................... 65 Need for additional permanent and transit sites ............................................................. 66 Unauthorised encampments .......................................................................................... 67 Planning ........................................................................................................................ 67 10. Summary of Findings .......................................................................................... 69 Headline findings from the research .............................................................................. 69 Headline findings by local authority ............................................................................... 71 11. Conclusion and Strategic Response ................................................................... 75 Key issues and how to tackle them ................................................................................ 75 Concluding comments ................................................................................................... 81 Appendix A: Legislative Background ............................................................................ 83 Overall approach ........................................................................................................... 83 Appendix B: Policy and Guidance ................................................................................ 86 Introduction ................................................................................................................... 86 Appendix C: Fieldwork Questionnaire .......................................................................... 95 Appendix D: Stakeholder Consultation ........................................................................ 125 Approach ..................................................................................................................... 125 Stakeholder questions and responses ......................................................................... 125 Appendix E: Glossary of Terms ................................................................................... 138 LIST OF TABLES Table 2.1 Summary of achieved interviews by type of dwelling ............................... 12 Table 2.2 Range of responses achieved by ethnicity and dwelling type .................. 12 th Table 4.1a List of sites as at 17 May 2013 .............................................................. 22 th Table 4.1b List of yards as at 17 May 2013 ............................................................. 25 Table 5.1 Bi-annual Caravan Cumbria-wide Count figures 2011 to 2013 ................ 27 Table 5.2a Summary of sites and pitches .................................................................. 28 Table 5.2b Summary of yards and plots .................................................................... 28 Table 5.3 Tenure of respondents ............................................................................. 29 Table 5.4 Ownership of land where trailer/caravan located ..................................... 30 Table 5.5 Facilities provided on pitch ....................................................................... 30 Table 5.6 Amenities provided elsewhere on site...................................................... 31 Table 5.7 Repair problems by accommodation type ................................................ 31 Table 5.8 State of repair .......................................................................................... 32 Table 5.9 Repairs or improvements needed ............................................................ 32 Table 5.10 Enough space for trailers, wagons and vehicles ...................................... 33 Table 5.11 Enough space in amenity blocks/sheds on pitch ..................................... 33 arc4 3 Table 5.12 Enough space on pitch/plot ...................................................................... 34 Table 5.13 Satisfaction with the location of your home .............................................. 34 Table 5.14 Do you think your home is overcrowded? ................................................ 35 Table 5.15 Housing costs covered by Housing Benefit .............................................. 35 Table 5.16 Cost of services ....................................................................................... 36 Table 5.17 Happy with neighbourhood .....................................................................
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