Decision Maker: Licensing and Planning Policy Committee
Decision status: For Determination
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
The Committee:
(1) Considered the findings of the TAA, agreed to its publication and agreed that there was no current requirement for the emerging Local Plan to include a target for Traveller pitch provision;
(2) Agreed that there was an outstanding accommodation need for non-travelling Travellers and that this need should be considered as a specialised component of the Borough’s wider housing need;
(3) Considered the outputs of the TSAA, agreed to its publication and agreed to it being used to inform the preparation of any future site allocation options;
(4) Acknowledged and thanked the Gypsy and Traveller Working Group for their contribution towards the preparation and production of the evidence base documents.
Report author: Mark Berry
Publication date: 13/07/2017
Date of decision: 12/07/2017
Decided at meeting: 12/07/2017 - Licensing and Planning Policy Committee
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