Brighton & Hove City Council Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment Draft Final Report September 2019 Opinion Research Services | The Strand • Swansea • SA1 1AF | 01792 535300 | www.ors.org.uk | [email protected] Opinion Research Services | Brighton & Hove – Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment | September 2019 Opinion Research Services | The Strand, Swansea SA1 1AF Steve Jarman, Claire Thomas, Ciara Small and Michael Bayliss enquiries: 01792 535300 · [email protected] · www.ors.org.uk © Copyright September 2019 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government \Licence v 3.0 Contains OS Data © Crown Copyright (2019) Page 2 Opinion Research Services | Brighton & Hove – Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment | September 2019 Contents 1. Executive Summary ....................................................................................... 6 Introduction and Methodology ................................................................................................................... 6 Key Findings ................................................................................................................................................. 6 Additional Pitch Needs – Gypsies and Travellers ........................................................................................ 6 Brighton & Hove (excluding SDNP) ............................................................................................................. 8 Brighton & Hove – SDNP Area ..................................................................................................................... 8 Additional Plot Needs - Travelling Showpeople .......................................................................................... 9 Transit Recommendations ........................................................................................................................ 10 2. Introduction ................................................................................................ 11 Definitions ................................................................................................................................................. 11 The Planning Definition in PPTS (2015) ..................................................................................................... 11 Definition of Travelling .............................................................................................................................. 12 Legislation and Guidance for Gypsies and Travellers ................................................................................ 14 PPTS (2015)................................................................................................................................................ 14 Revised National Planning Policy Framework (2019) ................................................................................ 16 3. Methodology ............................................................................................... 17 Background ................................................................................................................................................ 17 Glossary of Terms/Acronyms .................................................................................................................... 18 Desk-Based Review ................................................................................................................................... 18 Stakeholder Engagement .......................................................................................................................... 18 Working Collaboratively with Neighbouring Planning Authorities ........................................................... 18 Survey of Travelling Communities ............................................................................................................. 18 Engagement with Bricks and Mortar and Roadside Households .............................................................. 19 Timing of the Fieldwork ............................................................................................................................. 20 Applying the Planning Definition ............................................................................................................... 20 Undetermined Households ....................................................................................................................... 21 Households that Do Not Meet the Planning Definition ............................................................................ 23 Calculating Current and Future Need ........................................................................................................ 23 Pitch Turnover ........................................................................................................................................... 24 Transit Provision ........................................................................................................................................ 25 4. Gypsy, Traveller & Travelling Showpeople Sites & Population .................... 26 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 26 Sites and Yards in Brighton & Hove ........................................................................................................... 27 MHCLG Traveller Caravan Count ............................................................................................................... 27 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 28 Views of Council Officers in the Study Areas ............................................................................................ 28 Page 3 Opinion Research Services | Brighton & Hove – Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment | September 2019 Neighbouring Authorities .......................................................................................................................... 31 Other Stakeholders ................................................................................................................................... 36 6. Survey of Travelling Communities ............................................................... 38 Interviews with Gypsies and Travellers ..................................................................................................... 38 Interviews with Gypsies and Travellers in Bricks and Mortar and Living Roadside .................................. 39 7. Current and Future Pitch Provision .............................................................. 40 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 40 New Household Formation Rates ............................................................................................................. 40 Breakdown by 5 Year Bands ...................................................................................................................... 42 Applying the Planning Definition ............................................................................................................... 42 Interviews with Gypsies and Travellers in Bricks and Mortar and Roadside ............................................ 43 Migration ................................................................................................................................................... 44 Pitch Needs – Gypsies and Travellers that meet the Planning Definition (Brighton & Hove excluding SDNP) ......................................................................................................................................................... 45 Pitch Needs – Undetermined Gypsies and Travellers (Brighton & Hove excluding SDNP) ....................... 45 Pitch Needs - Gypsies and Travellers that do not meet the Planning Definition (Brighton & Hove excluding SDNP) ........................................................................................................................................ 46 Pitch Needs – Gypsies and Travellers that meet the Planning Definition (SDNP) .................................... 47 Pitch Needs – Undetermined Gypsies and Travellers (SDNP) ................................................................... 48 Pitch Needs - Gypsies and Travellers that do not meet the Planning Definition (SDNP) .......................... 48 Travelling Showpeople Needs ................................................................................................................... 49 Plot Needs – Travelling Showpeople ......................................................................................................... 49 Transit Requirements ................................................................................................................................ 50 MHCLG Traveller Caravan Count ............................................................................................................... 50 Stakeholder Interviews and Local Data ..................................................................................................... 50 Potential Implications of PPTS (2015) ....................................................................................................... 52 Transit Recommendations .......................................................................................................................