Policy information sourced from Lewisham Core Strategy
2 Gypsies and travellers
The Council will continue to assess and provide for the identified needs of gypsies and travellers in appropriate locations. The Council is in the process of identifying a suitable site to meet the immediate need arising from the redevelopment of the Thurston Road site, which forms part of the approved Lewisham Gateway development. A site will be identified through the Site Allocations DPD.
Proposals for additional and alternative gypsy and traveller sites will be assessed having regard to the following criteria:
- They have reasonable access to local shops, services and community facilities in particular schools and health services.
- They are safe and have reasonably convenient access to the road network.
- They have provision for parking, turning, service and emergency vehicles.
- Any business activities do not have unacceptable adverse impacts on the safety and amenity of occupants and their children and neighbouring residents particularly in terms of noise and overlooking, and other disturbance from the movement of vehicles to and from the site.
- They have a supply of essential services such as water, sewerage and drainage and waste disposal.
- They are designed and landscaped to a high standard which facilitates the integration of the site with the surrounding environment and amenity of the occupiers adjoining the site.
For more information please see the Core Strategy