Policy information sourced from Mole Valley Core Strategy
CS 5 Gypsies, Travellers and Travelling Showpeople
To meet the identified need for Gypsy, Traveller and Travelling Showpeople pitches within the District, as set out in the South East Plan, sufficient sites will be allocated within the Land Allocations Development Plan Document (DPD). In allocating sites and for the purpose of considering planning applications relating to sites not identified in the Land Allocations DPD, the following criteria will need to be satisfied:
- safe and convenient vehicular and pedestrian access to the site can be provided;
- there is easy and safe access to the strategic road network and the site does not generate traffic of an amount or type inappropriate for the roads in the area;
- the site is able to accommodate on site facilities for the parking and manoeuvring of vehicles and storage, play and residential amenity space;
- the site is located within a reasonable distance by foot and/or by public transport of local facilities and services including schools and health facilities; and
- does not have an unacceptable impact on the physical and visual character of the area or on the amenities of neighbouring land uses.
A sequential approach will be taken to identifying sites for Gypsies, Travellers and Travelling Showpeople within the Land Allocations DPD. Potential sites within existing settlement boundaries will be explored prior to the consideration of any site in the Green Belt or countryside beyond the Green Belt.
Existing authorised Gypsy, Traveller and Travelling Showpeople sites will be safeguarded unless no longer required to meet identified need.
For more information please see the Core Strategy