Policy information sourced from Dacorum Core Strategy
CS22: New Accommodation for Gypsies and Travellers
The target for new pitches will be set according to the most recent Gypsy and Traveller Needs Assessment agreed by the Council. The target will be progressively met through the provision and management of new sites.
New sites will be:
- distributed in a dispersed pattern around settlements;
- located close to facilities;
- of varying sizes, not normally exceeding a site capacity of 15 pitches;
- planned to allow for part occupation initially, allowing subsequent growth to full site capacity; and
- designed to a high standard with:
- an open frontage similar to other forms of housing; and
- landscaping or other physical features to provide an appropriate setting and relationship to existing residential areas.
Priority will be given to the provision of sites which are defined on the Proposals Map. If other proposals come forward, they will be judged on the basis of the need for that provision.
Any new transit pitches should also:
- achieve good access to the M1 or A41 main roads; and
- minimise potential disturbance to adjoining occupiers.
For more information please see the Core Strategy