Policy information sourced from Three Rivers Core Strategy

CP5 Gypsy and Traveller Provision

When allocating sites or considering planning applications for sites for Gypsies and Travellers or Travelling Showpeople, a criteria based approach will be used. The following criteria will be taken into account:

  • Avoid areas at risk from flooding
  • Avoid causing an adverse impact on areas of recognised wildlife, heritage or landscape importance, and on the openness of the Green Belt
  • Be in or near existing settlements with access by foot and/ or public transport to local services, including shops, schools and healthcare
  • Be well located to the highway network, with safe and convenient vehicular and pedestrian access to the site
  • Provide adequate on-site facilities for parking, storage, play and residential amenity
  • Provide adequate levels of privacy and residential amenities for occupiers and not be detrimental to the amenities of adjacent occupiers
  • The circumstances of the applicant and their need for pitches on the application site.

For more information please see the Three Rivers Core Strategy