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Sevenoaks District Gypsy and Traveller and Travelling Showperson Appendix Sevenoaks District Gypsy and Traveller and Travelling Showperson Accommodation Assessment 2017 Sevenoaks District Council Final Report March 2017 Main Contact: Dr Michael Bullock Email: [email protected] Telephone: 0800 612 9133 Website: www.arc4.co.uk 4 © 2017 arc Limited (Company No. 06205180) Sevenoaks GTAA – Final Report Page | 2 Table of Contents 1. Introduction ........................................................................................................... 6 Study components ................................................................................................ 7 Report structure .................................................................................................... 7 2. Legislative and Policy Context .............................................................................. 9 Legislative background ......................................................................................... 9 Policy background ................................................................................................ 9 Planning policy ................................................................................................... 10 Strategic policy ................................................................................................... 18 Local policy ......................................................................................................... 19 3. Methodology ....................................................................................................... 20 Phase 1: Literature/desktop review, steering group discussions and stakeholder survey ................................................................................................................. 20 Phase 2: Interviews with Gypsies and Travellers ............................................... 21 Phase 3: Production of report ............................................................................. 22 Pitches and households ..................................................................................... 23 4. The current picture: Gypsy and Traveller population and pitch/plot provision .... 25 2011 Census population estimates ..................................................................... 25 Caravan Count information ................................................................................. 26 Local information ................................................................................................ 28 5. Household survey findings ................................................................................. 33 Population characteristics ................................................................................... 33 Accommodation .................................................................................................. 35 Travelling practices ............................................................................................. 39 Provision of transit sites ...................................................................................... 42 Provision of permanent sites .............................................................................. 42 Moving plans ...................................................................................................... 43 6. Stakeholder consultation .................................................................................... 44 General Support for Gypsies and Travellers ...................................................... 44 Provision of Accommodation .............................................................................. 44 Planning Policy ................................................................................................... 47 Cross-Boundary Issues ...................................................................................... 50 7. Gypsy and Traveller pitch requirements ............................................................. 52 Introduction ......................................................................................................... 52 Pitch requirement model overview ...................................................................... 52 Longer-term pitch requirement modelling ........................................................... 56 Planning Policy for Traveller Site definition ........................................................ 56 Turnover on sites ................................................................................................ 56 Overall plan period pitch need ............................................................................ 57 March 2017 Sevenoaks GTAA – Final Report Page | 3 Travelling Showperson plot requirements .......................................................... 57 Transit site requirements .................................................................................... 57 8. Conclusion and strategic response ..................................................................... 58 Meeting permanent Gypsy and Traveller pitch requirements ............................. 58 Meeting permanent Travelling Showperson requirements ................................. 58 Meeting transit site/stop over requirements ........................................................ 58 Good practice in planning for Gypsy and Traveller provision ............................. 58 Concluding comments ........................................................................................ 59 Appendix A: Legislative background ............................................................................. 60 Overall approach ................................................................................................ 60 Appendix B: Literature review ....................................................................................... 63 Introduction ......................................................................................................... 63 Appendix C: Fieldwork questionnaire ............................................................................ 76 Appendix D: Fieldwork household survey responses achieved ..................................... 97 Appendix E: Glossary of terms ...................................................................................... 98 List of Tables Table 3.1 Responses achieved to the Household Survey 2017 by tenure and type of site ............................................................................................ 22 Table 4.1a Households identifying as Gypsy Traveller by accommodation type .... 25 Table 4.1b People from households identifying as WGoIT by accommodation type ...................................................................................................... 25 Table 4.1c People per Household, Calculation by Accommodation Type .............. 26 Table 4.2 Bi-annual Traveller caravan count figures July 2014 to July 2016 ....... 27 Table 4.3 Annual Travelling Showpeople caravan count figures January 2013 to January 2016........................................................................... 27 Table 4.4 Traveller and Travelling Showpeople caravan sites provided by local authorities and registered providers in Sevenoaks, July 2016 ..... 28 Table 4.5 List of Gypsy & Traveller pitches on sites (as at March 2017) .............. 29 Table 5.1 Gender of respondents ......................................................................... 33 Table 5.2 Age of respondents .............................................................................. 33 Table 5.3 Economic activity of respondent ........................................................... 34 Table 5.4 Ethnicity of respondents ....................................................................... 34 Table 5.5 Household composition ........................................................................ 35 Table 5.6 Accommodation type ............................................................................ 36 Table 5.7 Number of bedspaces .......................................................................... 36 Table 5.8 Overcrowding of home ......................................................................... 37 March 2017 Sevenoaks GTAA – Final Report Page | 4 Table 5.9 Overcrowding of pitch ........................................................................... 37 Table 5.10 Duration of residence ........................................................................... 37 Table 5.11 Previous address ................................................................................. 38 Table 5.12 Reason for moving ............................................................................... 38 Table 5.13 Status of current pitch on arrival ........................................................... 39 Table 5.14 Travelling behaviour ............................................................................. 39 Table 5.15 Reason for travelling ............................................................................ 40 Table 5.16 Travelling behaviour and PPTS ............................................................ 40 Table 5.17 Duration of travel .................................................................................. 41 Table 5.18 Reasons for not travelling ..................................................................... 41 Table 5.19 Need for transit sites ............................................................................ 42 Table 5.20 Need for new permanent sites ............................................................
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