DEV13 - Consideration of sites for Travellers and Travelling Showpeople
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New sites for Travellers and Travelling Showpeople will be permitted where they are part of, or can demonstrate that they will contribute to the creation of a sustainable linked neighbourhood or sustainable rural community. Development proposals will be considered in relation to the following provisions:
- New sites should be located near to existing settlements, with a scale of development that does not dominate the nearest settled community and avoids placing an undue pressure on the local infrastructure.
- Safe and convenient vehicular, pedestrian, and cycling access must be provided to the site, and proposals should minimise impacts on the local highways network.
- The site must be large enough to provide for adequate on-site facilities for parking, storage, play, sewage and waste management, and residential amenity.
- Full consideration will be given to the effect of the proposed site on local environmental quality (such as noise and air quality), on the health and well-being of any Travellers that may locate there, or on others as a result of new development. Particular care will be needed in relation to the provision of mixed-use yards and space for storage of equipment.
- New sites in areas at high risk of flooding, especially functional floodplains, will not be permitted given the particular vulnerability of caravans.
- Full consideration will be given to the landscape impacts of any proposals, and measures to mitigate impacts will be sought.
