Wiltshire Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment

Wiltshire Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment

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 ..........................................................

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