WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT

South Gloucestershire Gypsy and Traveller Development Plan Document (DPD). The extended consultation period for objections only lasts until 13th July 2009.

It identifies a list of potential sites. This includes ‘Homefield’ Hall End Lane Wickwar (approx 250 yards from junction of New Road and Limkiln Road )

As in the planning application PK08/2703/F, it suggests that the site is suitable for 5 pitches.

How Big is that ? - Each ‘pitch’ has been drawn with a residential caravan, touring caravan and a ‘day room’ - each pitch could accommodate 3 generations of extended families.- that’s a lot of people and vehicles (some commercial) Walking and Driving up and down New Road!!! Have a look at the picture on the right showing a single family site in Hampshire. Click on it to have a closer look. Then multiply that by 5 to give the 5 units this application wants.

Gypsy site, The Lakes, Swanmore   © Copyright Peter Facey and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

WHAT YOU CAN DO

We are reacting to this process as and when progress is published by the S Glos Council.

You only have until July 13th to object to any proposals in the DPD, so you need to act quickly

We are learning this process as we go, and will continue to let you know more when we can. You might be able to get a step ahead of us by visiting the S. Glos Gypsy & Traveller DPD update.
NB. if the above link does not work, the page is reached from www.southglos.gov.uk then follow links to "Planning" (under Fast Facts on the right), "Planning Policy" (in the main page), "Local Development Framework" (in the main page), then "Gypsy and Traveller Development Plan Document" (in the main page).

Register your objections with South Gloucestershire Council. On Line at www.southglos.gov.uk

Your objection must be made on "site specific problems", such as

• Outside planning boundaries
• Impact on landscape/ light pollution
• Highway issues / increased traffic
• Sustainability
• Sewage treatment
• No pavements/street lighting
• Car dependant site
• Security of isolated properties
• Distance to shops/schools - no bus service
• Railway line close by
• Previous planning history of site
• Archaelogical interest
• etc

We have formed a comittee to plan our strategy, and held one public meeting to gauge local interest.

If you would like to be kept informed about progress we make, or would like to take part in any way, pleae use the e-mail link below. If you do this, please make it clear what sort of help you can offer, and whether you want your email address to be shared with others.

On Monday 15th June, the council added 2 further properties to the DPD. Both are within 2 miles of Homefield. I would expect similar objections, but the objections must be raised on issues specific to each of the proposed sites.

You only have until July 13th to object to any of the above sites