East Hampshire Gypsy, Traveller and Travelling Showpeople Accommodation Assessment Final Report August 2017 East Hampshire GTAA – August 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 August 2017 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 Contains OS Data © Crown Copyright (2017) Page 2 East Hampshire GTAA – August 2017 Contents 1. Executive Summary ......................................................................................................................... 6 Introduction and Methodology ...................................................................................................................... 6 Key Findings .................................................................................................................................................... 7 Additional Pitch Needs – Gypsies and Travellers ........................................................................................... 7 East Hampshire District Council ..................................................................................................................... 7 South Downs National Park Authority ............................................................................................................ 8 Additional Plot Needs - Travelling Showpeople ............................................................................................. 8 East Hampshire District Council ..................................................................................................................... 9 South Downs National Park Authority ............................................................................................................ 9 Transit Requirements ................................................................................................................................... 10 2. Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 12 The Study ...................................................................................................................................................... 12 Local Plan Policies ......................................................................................................................................... 12 Definitions .................................................................................................................................................... 14 The Planning Definition in PPTS (2015) ........................................................................................................ 14 Definition of Travelling ................................................................................................................................. 14 Legislation and Guidance for Gypsies and Travellers ................................................................................... 16 Planning Policy for Traveller Sites (PPTS) 2015 ............................................................................................ 16 3. Methodology ................................................................................................................................ 18 Background ................................................................................................................................................... 18 Glossary of Terms ......................................................................................................................................... 18 Desk-Based Review ....................................................................................................................................... 18 Stakeholder Engagement ............................................................................................................................. 19 Working Collaboratively with Neighbouring Planning Authorities .............................................................. 19 Survey of Travelling Communities ................................................................................................................ 19 Engagement with Bricks and Mortar Households ........................................................................................ 20 Applying the Planning Definition .................................................................................................................. 22 Unknown Households................................................................................................................................... 23 Households that do not meet the Planning Definition ................................................................................ 24 Calculating Current and Future Need ........................................................................................................... 24 Pitch Turnover .............................................................................................................................................. 26 Transit Provision ........................................................................................................................................... 26 Page 3 East Hampshire GTAA – August 2017 4. Gypsy, Traveller and Travelling Showpeople Sites and Population .................................................. 28 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 28 Sites and Yards in the Study Areas ............................................................................................................... 29 Traveller Caravan Count ............................................................................................................................... 29 5. Stakeholder Engagement .................................................................................................................. 31 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 31 Views of Key Stakeholders and Council Officers in East Hampshire ............................................................ 31 South Downs National Park (SDNP) ............................................................................................................. 32 Neighbouring Authorities ............................................................................................................................. 33 6. Survey of Travelling Communities ..................................................................................................... 38 Interviews with Gypsies and Travellers ........................................................................................................ 38 East Hampshire District (excluding area covered by SDNP) ......................................................................... 38 South Downs National Park Authority .......................................................................................................... 39 Efforts to contact bricks and mortar ............................................................................................................ 39 7. Current and Future Pitch Provision ................................................................................................... 40 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 40 PPTS (2015) Planning Definition ................................................................................................................... 40 New Household Formation Rates ................................................................................................................. 40 Breakdown by 5 Year Bands ......................................................................................................................... 42 East Hampshire District Council ................................................................................................................... 42 Pitch Needs – Gypsies and Travellers that meet the Planning Definition .................................................... 43 Pitch Needs – Unknown Gypsies and Travellers .......................................................................................... 44 Pitch Needs - Gypsies and Travellers that do not meet the Planning Definition ......................................... 45 Plot Needs - Travelling Showpeople that meet the Planning Definition ...................................................... 45 Plot Needs – Unknown Travelling Showpeople............................................................................................ 46 Plot Needs – Travelling Showpeople that do not meet the Planning Definition ......................................... 47 South Downs National Park Authority .......................................................................................................... 47 Pitch Needs – Gypsies and Travellers that meet the Planning Definition .................................................... 48 Pitch Needs – Unknown Gypsies and Travellers .......................................................................................... 49 Pitch Needs - Gypsies and Travellers that do not meet the Planning Definition ........................................