Cambridgeshire1, King’s Lynn & West Norfolk, Peterborough and West Suffolk Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment Final Report October 2016 1 Excluding Fenland Cambridgeshire, King’s Lynn & West Norfolk, Peterborough and West Suffolk GTAA – October 2016 Opinion Research Services The Strand, Swansea SA1 1AF Steve Jarman, Ian Woodward, Claire Thomas, Ciara Small and Kara Steadman Enquiries: 01792 535300 · [email protected] · www.ors.org.uk © Copyright October 2016 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 Contains OS data © Crown Copyright (2014) Page 2 Cambridgeshire, King’s Lynn & West Norfolk, Peterborough and West Suffolk GTAA – October 2016 Contents 1. Executive Summary ......................................................................................................................... 6 Introduction and Methodology ...................................................................................................................... 6 Key Findings .................................................................................................................................................... 7 Additional Pitch Needs – Gypsies and Travellers ........................................................................................... 7 Additional Plot Needs - Travelling Showpeople ........................................................................................... 11 Transit Requirements ................................................................................................................................... 14 2. Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 14 The Study ...................................................................................................................................................... 15 Local Plan Policies ......................................................................................................................................... 15 Definitions .................................................................................................................................................... 26 The ‘Planning Definition’ in PPTS.................................................................................................................. 26 Definition of Travelling ................................................................................................................................. 27 Legislation and Guidance for Gypsies and Travellers ................................................................................... 28 Planning Policy for Traveller Sites (PPTS) 2015 ............................................................................................ 29 3. Methodology ................................................................................................................................ 31 Background ................................................................................................................................................... 31 Glossary of Terms ......................................................................................................................................... 31 Desk-Based Review ....................................................................................................................................... 31 Stakeholder Engagement ............................................................................................................................. 32 Working Collaboratively with Neighbouring Planning Authorities .............................................................. 32 Survey of Travelling Communities ................................................................................................................ 32 Engagement with Bricks and Mortar Households ........................................................................................ 33 Timing of the Fieldwork ................................................................................................................................ 34 Waiting Lists ................................................................................................................................................. 34 Calculating Current and Future Need ........................................................................................................... 34 Non-Travelling Households .......................................................................................................................... 35 Unknown Households................................................................................................................................... 35 Applying the New Definition ........................................................................................................................ 36 Supply of Pitches .......................................................................................................................................... 36 Current Need ................................................................................................................................................ 37 Future Need .................................................................................................................................................. 37 Pitch Turnover .............................................................................................................................................. 37 Transit Provision ........................................................................................................................................... 38 Page 3 Cambridgeshire, King’s Lynn & West Norfolk, Peterborough and West Suffolk GTAA – October 2016 4. Gypsy, Traveller and Travelling Showpeople Sites and Population .................................................. 39 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 39 Sites and Yards in the Study Area ................................................................................................................. 40 Cambridge .................................................................................................................................................... 40 East Cambridgeshire ..................................................................................................................................... 40 Forest Heath (West Suffolk) ......................................................................................................................... 40 Huntingdonshire ........................................................................................................................................... 40 King’s Lynn and West Norfolk ....................................................................................................................... 41 Peterborough ............................................................................................................................................... 41 South Cambridgeshire .................................................................................................................................. 42 St Edmundsbury (West Suffolk) .................................................................................................................... 42 Caravan Count .............................................................................................................................................. 42 5. Stakeholder Engagement .................................................................................................................. 44 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 44 Views of Key Stakeholders and Council Officers in Cambridge .................................................................... 45 Views of Key Stakeholders and Council Officers in East Cambridgeshire .................................................... 46 Views of Key Stakeholders and Council Officers in Forest Heath and St Edmundsbury .............................. 47 Views of Key Stakeholders and Council Officers in Huntingdonshire .......................................................... 48 Views of Key Stakeholders and Council Officers in King’s Lynn and West Norfolk ...................................... 49 Views of Key Stakeholders and Council Officers in Peterborough ............................................................... 51 Views of Key Stakeholders and Council Officers in South Cambridgeshire .................................................. 52 Neighbouring Authorities ............................................................................................................................. 53 Bedford Borough Council ............................................................................................................................. 53 Braintree District Council Accommodation for Gypsies and Travellers and Travelling Showpeople .......... 54 Breckland Council Accommodation for Gypsies and Travellers and Travelling Showpeople ..................... 54 Central Bedfordshire Council........................................................................................................................ 55 East Herts District Council ...........................................................................................................................