Borough of Broxbourne Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment Final Report April 2017 Opinion Research Services | The Strand • Swansea • SA1 1AF | 01792 535300 | www.ors.org.uk | [email protected] Opinion Research Services | Borough of Broxbourne – GTAA FINAL April 2017 Opinion Research Services | The Strand, Swansea SA1 1AF Steve Jarman, Claire Thomas and Ciara Small enquiries: 01792 535300 · [email protected] · www.ors.org.uk © Copyright April 2017 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government \licence v 3.0 Contains OS data ©) Crown Copyright (2017) 2 Opinion Research Services | Borough of Broxbourne – GTAA FINAL April 2017 Contents 1. Executive Summary ....................................................................................... 6 Introduction and Methodology ................................................................................................................... 6 Key Findings ................................................................................................................................................. 7 Additional Pitch Needs – Gypsies and Travellers ........................................................................................ 7 Transit Requirements .................................................................................................................................. 8 2. Introduction ................................................................................................ 10 Definitions ................................................................................................................................................. 10 The Planning Definition in PPTS (2015) ..................................................................................................... 10 Definition of Travelling .............................................................................................................................. 11 Legislation and Guidance for Gypsies and Travellers ................................................................................ 13 PPTS (2015)................................................................................................................................................ 13 3. Methodology ............................................................................................... 15 Background ................................................................................................................................................ 15 Desk-Based Review ................................................................................................................................... 15 Stakeholder Engagement .......................................................................................................................... 14 Working Collaboratively with Neighbouring Planning Authorities ........................................................... 14 Survey of Travelling Communities ............................................................................................................. 14 Engagement with Bricks and Mortar Households ..................................................................................... 15 Timing of the Fieldwork ............................................................................................................................. 16 Waiting Lists .............................................................................................................................................. 16 Calculating Current and Future Need ........................................................................................................ 16 Applying the Planning Definition......................................................................................................... 17 Unknown Households ......................................................................................................................... 18 Households that Do Not Meet the Planning Definition ...................................................................... 19 Supply of Pitches ................................................................................................................................. 19 Current Need ....................................................................................................................................... 19 Future Need ........................................................................................................................................ 20 Pitch Turnover ..................................................................................................................................... 20 Transit Provision ........................................................................................................................................ 21 4. Gypsy, Traveller & Travelling Showpeople Sites & Population .................... 22 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 22 Sites and Yards in Broxbourne .................................................................................................................. 23 Caravan Count ........................................................................................................................................... 23 3 Opinion Research Services | Borough of Broxbourne – GTAA FINAL April 2017 5. Stakeholder Engagement ............................................................................ 24 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 24 Views of Key Stakeholders and Council Officers in Broxbourne ............................................................... 24 Accommodation for Needs ................................................................................................................. 24 Short-term Roadside Encampments ................................................................................................... 25 Cross-border Issues ............................................................................................................................. 25 Neighbouring Authorities .......................................................................................................................... 26 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council ...................................................................................................... 26 East Hertfordshire District Council ...................................................................................................... 28 Epping Forest District Council ............................................................................................................. 29 London Borough of Enfield.................................................................................................................. 29 6. Survey of Travelling Communities ............................................................... 31 Interviews with Gypsies and Travellers ..................................................................................................... 31 Interviews with Gypsies and Travellers in Bricks and Mortar ................................................................... 31 7. Current and Future Pitch Provision .............................................................. 32 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 32 Planning Definition .................................................................................................................................... 32 New Household Formation Rates ............................................................................................................. 32 Breakdown by 5 Year Bands ...................................................................................................................... 34 Applying the Planning Definition ............................................................................................................... 34 Bricks and Mortar Interviews .................................................................................................................... 36 Pitch Needs – Gypsies and Travellers that meet the Planning Definition ................................................. 36 Pitch Needs – Unknown Gypsies and Travellers ....................................................................................... 37 Gypsies and Travellers that do not meet the Planning Definition ............................................................ 37 Travelling Showpeople Needs ................................................................................................................... 38 Transit Requirements ................................................................................................................................ 38 DCLG Caravan Count ........................................................................................................................... 38 Stakeholder Interviews and Local Data ............................................................................................... 38 Potential Implications of PPTS (2015) ................................................................................................. 39 Transit Recommendations .................................................................................................................