Fylde Coast Authorities Gypsy, Traveller and Travelling Showpeople Accommodation Opinion Research Services September 2014 Assessment Fylde Coast Authorities Gypsy and Traveller and Travelling Showpeople Accommodation Assessment Final Report September 2014 1 Fylde Coast Authorities Gypsy, Traveller and Travelling Showpeople Accommodation Opinion Research Services September 2014 Assessment Opinion Research Services The Strand, Swansea SA1 1AF Nigel Moore | Dr Claire Thomas | Ciara Small| Steve Jarman enquiries: 01792 535300 · [email protected] · www.ors.org.uk © Copyright September 2014 2 Fylde Coast Authorities Gypsy, Traveller and Travelling Showpeople Accommodation Opinion Research Services September 2014 Assessment Contents 1. Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................ 7 Background .................................................................................................................................................... 7 Gypsy and Traveller Site Summary ................................................................................................................ 8 Travelling Showpeople Yard Summary .......................................................................................................... 8 Key Findings & Conclusions ........................................................................................................................... 9 Gypsy and Traveller Future Residential Pitch Provision ................................................................................ 9 Travelling Showpeople Future Plot Provision................................................................................................ 9 Transit/Emergency Stopping Site Provision ................................................................................................ 10 Stakeholder Engagement ............................................................................................................................ 10 2. Introduction................................................................................................................................. 11 The Survey ................................................................................................................................................... 11 Definitions ................................................................................................................................................... 12 Legislation and Guidance for Gypsies and Travellers and Travelling Showpeople ..................................... 13 Planning Policy for Traveller Sites ............................................................................................................... 15 Tackling Inequalities for Gypsy and Traveller Communities ....................................................................... 17 Funding ........................................................................................................................................................ 17 3. Methodology ............................................................................................................................... 19 Stage 1: Desk-Based Research ..................................................................................................................... 19 Stage 2: Stakeholder EngagementDesk-Based Research ............................................................................ 19 Stage 3: Working Collaboratively with Local Planning Authorities ............................................................. 20 Stage 4: Survey of Travelling Communities ................................................................................................. 21 Stage 5: Bricks and Mortar Households ...................................................................................................... 22 Stage 6: Current and Future Pitch/Plot Requirements................................................................................ 22 Stage 7: Conclusions .................................................................................................................................... 23 4. Background Information .............................................................................................................. 24 Background .................................................................................................................................................. 24 UK Census of Population 2011 .................................................................................................................... 25 Caravan Count ............................................................................................................................................. 27 Sites ............................................................................................................................................................. 29 3 Fylde Coast Authorities Gypsy, Traveller and Travelling Showpeople Accommodation Opinion Research Services September 2014 Assessment Travelling Showpeople Households in the Fylde Coast Authorities ............................................................ 32 5. Stakeholder Consultation - Findings .............................................................................................. 33 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................. 33 Telephone Interviews and Parish and Town Council Postal Survey ............................................................ 33 Focus Groups ............................................................................................................................................... 34 Identifying Travellers in Bricks and Mortar and Mobile Home Accommodation ........................................ 35 Discussion Agenda ....................................................................................................................................... 35 Reporting Engagement with Stakeholders .................................................................................................. 36 Blackpool Council – Key Findings ................................................................................................................. 36 Fylde Borough Council – Key Findings ......................................................................................................... 39 Wyre Borough Council – Key Findings ......................................................................................................... 41 Regional Stakeholders ................................................................................................................................. 43 Neighbouring Local Authorities ................................................................................................................... 43 Other Local Authorities ............................................................................................................................... 46 Conclusions and Areas of Consideration ..................................................................................................... 50 6. Gypsy and Traveller Interviews and Survey Results ........................................................................... 51 Survey of the Gypsy and Traveller Population ............................................................................................ 51 Previous Residence ...................................................................................................................................... 53 Type of Pitch ................................................................................................................................................ 53 Length of Residence .................................................................................................................................... 54 Connections with the Area .......................................................................................................................... 54 Local Services ............................................................................................................................................... 55 Bricks and Mortar ........................................................................................................................................ 55 Ethnic Background ....................................................................................................................................... 56 Age of the Population .................................................................................................................................. 56 Health Problems .......................................................................................................................................... 56 Existing Sites ................................................................................................................................................ 57 Perception of Current Sites ......................................................................................................................... 57 Travelling ..................................................................................................................................................... 59 7. Travelling Showpeople Interviews and Survey Results ......................................................................