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Search the Public Notice PortalWiltshire Council’s cabinet will soon decide whether to approve the submission of the Gypsies and Travellers Development Plan to the Secretary of State.
The document lays out how the council will provide 128 permanent pitches for Gypsies and Travellers and 9 plots for travelling showpeople by 2038.
Having received and reviewed over 650 responses to a consultation held last year, the council is now ready to submit the plan for independent examination.
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Some of the pitches will be acquired by intensifying pre-existing Traveller sites, whilst others will be on new sites altogether.
Site intensification has been proposed in locations such as Chippenham, Semington, Southwick, and Devizes.
New sites were suggested in Bushton, Edigonton, Cleverton, Rowde, Upper Seagry and Potterne.
The council has now published a consultation statement which provides the local authority’s response to the 658 comments received during the consultation, which include ensuring “appropriate mitigation on allocated sites”.
The council was also presented with a petition of 487 signatures concerning the proposal at Whistley Road, in Potterne.
This particular site is set to be removed from the plan as it is “no longer available for development”.
This decision will be among the topics of discussion on Tuesday.
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