Policy information sourced from the Islington Local Plan
H12 Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation
- To meet the identified need for 10 Gypsy and Traveller pitches, the Council will undertake an immediate focused review of this policy following its adoption. If the focused review is not submitted to the SoS for examination within 24 months from the date of adoption of the SDMP, this policy will be considered out-of-date for the purposes of the NPPF.
- In the absence of a particular site allocation(s) to meet defined need, the following criteria will apply to any windfall sites which come forward before the immediate review is completed. Any site proposed in order to meet an identified need must:
- have suitable access for the type of vehicles that could reasonably be expected to use the site;
- be able to provide basic amenities, including water and sewerage;
- provide a good level of residential amenity and high quality housing, in line with relevant policy requirements set out in Policy H4;
- not have any relevant pre-existing policy designations that restrict the use of the site, including green infrastructure such as Metropolitan Open Land; and
- the site is not allocated for other uses, e.g. conventional housing, offices.
For more information please see the Islington Local Plan