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GYPSY AND TRAVELLER DEVELOPMENT PLAN DOCUMENT (DPD)

The Council is no longer producing a separate Gypsy & Traveller DPD. The preparatory work already undertaken for the Gypsy & Traveller DPD will now be used to inform the preparation of the South Cambridgeshire Local Plan rather than a separate DPD.

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Visit the Council's Traveller Issues webpages.

Progress on the Gypsy and Traveller DPD

The Council sought views on site options for Gypsy & Traveller pitches and Travelling Showpeople plots and draft planning policies through a 13-week period of public consultation from July to October 2009 (Issues & Options 2).

The consultation results were reported to the New Communities Portfolio Holder Meeting on 14 December 2010 (This link will open in a new window), along with proposed responses to the issues raised. The Portfolio Holder agreed all the recommendations contained in the report.

The representations received are available to view on the Councils interactive LDF consultation website (This link will open in a new window). [Instructions on how to view them are available on the website.]

A further report providing an update on the current progress of the DPD was discussed at the New Communities Portfolio Holder Meeting on 8 March 2011 (This link will open in a new window).

Further consultation on planning policies and proposals for Gypsy & Traveller accommodation in the district will be undertaken as part of the South Cambridgeshire Local Plan Issues & Options consultation. The decision to no longer producing a separate Gypsy & Traveller DPD was made at the Northstowe & New Communities Portfolio Holder Meeting on 25 January 2012 (This link will open in a new window) (subject to the decision not being called in).

Consultation Documents: Issues & Options 2

• Gypsy & Traveller DPD Issues & Options 2 Report: Site Options & Policies
• Gypsy & Traveller DPD Issues & Options 2: Technical Annex - Chapters A-D
• Gypsy & Traveller DPD Issues & Options 2: Technical Annex - Chapter E-J
• Sustainability Appraisal
• Habitats Regulations Assessment
• Equality Impact Assessment
• Formal Notice
• Response Form
• Gypsy & Traveller DPD Issues & Options 2 LEAFLET

Consultation Documents: Issues & Options 1

• Gypsy & Traveller DPD Issues and Options Report 1: General Approach, October 2006
• Sustainability Appraisal of Gypsy & Traveller DPD Issues & Options 1, October 2006

Supporting Documents

• South Cambridgeshire Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report (January 2006)
• Addendum to South Cambridgeshire Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report (September 2006)
• Further Addendum to South Cambridgeshire Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report (June 2009)

LDF Document Archive

The LDF Document Archive contains historic documents relating to the Gypsy & Traveller DPD.

Single Issue Review of the East of England Plan

The Secretary of State published on 20 July 2009 a revision to the East of England Plan relating to the provision of accommodation for Gypsy & Travellers and Travelling Showpeople.

Cambridge Sub-Region Traveller Needs Assessment (May 2006)

If you would like a further explanation of the Gypsy & Traveller DPD, or any other matter relating to the Local Development Framework, please either e-mail the Planning Policy section on ldf@scambs.gov.uk, or phone 01954 713183.