Gypsy and Traveller Local Plan a Call for Sites

Stratford-on-Avon District Council needs to allocate new Gypsy and Traveller sites to meet the identified need in the District. The Council would welcome nominations for sites in the District to be included within the Gypsy and Traveller Local Plan, subject to further assessment. All sites put forward will be assessed in regards to their suitability for inclusion within the plan. The proposed criteria for assessing the suitability of identified sites are as follows:

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The site is not located within the Green Belt, unless there are very special circumstances, or the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), unless there are exceptional circumstances; 2. the site is not located within an area of designated historic or environmental importance and will not compromise the objectives of any national or local designation, including Special Landscape Areas; 3. if located in proximity to the Cotswolds AONB, the site will have a buffer of appropriate scale and landscaping to minimise any adverse visual impact upon the AONB; 4. the site will not be at high risk of flooding in accordance with Environment Agency requirements; 5. the site will not be located on unstable or contaminated land that cannot be mitigated; 6. the site will have safe access to the highway and avoid significant impact on minor rural roads; 7. the site will be in a sustainable location in reasonable proximity to local services and facilities, including health services, making them accessible by modes of transport more sustainable than the private car; 8. the location of the site should not result in unacceptable environmental impacts on the amenity of future occupiers of the site; 9. the development and use of the site makes best use of previously developed, untidy or derelict land and will not have unacceptable adverse impacts on the landscape, biodiversity or the built environment; 10. the site will have a good residential environment and be of good quality layout and design incorporating appropriate landscaping, security, utilities and facilities, and be acceptable in terms of foul and surface water drainage and waste storage and disposal; 11. the site will not have an unacceptable adverse impact on neighbouring residential amenity, including noise from any commercial activities; and 12. arrangements can be put in place to ensure the proper management of the site to seek to ensure community cohesion between the settled and traveller communities.
If you are aware of a site of more than 0.1ha that may have potential for Gypsy and Traveller development then please download and complete the Call for Sites Form (below) and email it to planning.policy@stratford-dc.gov.uk

Please ensure that you:

Provide as much information about the site as possible Use a separate form for each site Provide a location plan (at a scale of 1:1,2500) showing the exact land ownership boundaries of the site in blue and the area that may be suitable for a Gypsy and Traveller site in red.

You can make a submission by sending a completed site pro-forma and location plan: by email to planning.policy@stratford-dc.gov.uk or by post to Stratford-on-Avon District Council, FREEPOST CV2468, Chief Executive's Unit, Elizabeth House, Church Street, STRATFORD-UPON-AVON CV37 6BR. The closing date for submissions is 5pm on Friday 28 March 2014. Data Protection By submitting this form you are accepting that it will be in the public domain. Any published information will not include any personal details. Putting a site forward does not guarantee that the council will allocate it or support its development in the future as all sites will need to be judged against relevant planning policies and other considerations. Further information If you would like any further information, please telephone 01789 260865 or email us on planning.policy@stratford-dc.gov.uk.

GYPSY & TRAVELLER LOCAL PLAN CALL FOR SITES FORM Site Reference (Office use only) Contact details Name Address Telephone No. Email Representing (if applicable) Site details Site Location In addition to the form please provide a 1:2,500 site plan with the site boundary clearly outlined Grid Reference: Owner Existing / Previous Use Potential Uses e.g. Permanent traveller sites / transit sites etc How many pitches* do you think the site could accommodate? Does the site have, or is it capable of having: Existing Infrastructure Water supply? Sewage infrastructure? Electricity supply? Gas supply? Highway access? Y/N Y/N Y/N Y/N Y/N Site Area (ha) =

*A pitch should be large enough to accommodate one or two caravans, an amenity building, a parking space and a small garden area.

Please indicate the approximate distance to the following in metres: Primary School Accessibility to services and facilities Secondary School GP surgery Local shops Community facilities. Site features e.g. landscape, ecological, historic etc. Physical constraints e.g. flooding, contamination Other Constraints e.g. restrictive covenants etc. If you have identified any constraints how do you think these constraints could be overcome? Planning Status e.g. existing planning permissions? Additional comments

Declaration I can confirm that all of the information provided on this form is correct to the best of my knowledge. Signed .. Date .