Decision details

This report seeks approval of the 2022 Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Needs Assessment (GTANA), prepared for the Council by specialist consultants Opinion Research Services.  The existing GTANA dates from 2014. The 2022 GTANA would be up-to-date evidence to inform the development management process and any future review of the Sefton Local Plan.

Decision(s):

That 2022 Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Needs Assessment (GTANA) be approved as evidence to inform the planning process.

Reasons for the Decision(s):

To allow the Council to publish the 2022 Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Needs Assessment (GTANA), to provide an up-to-date evidence base.  The GTANA has been prepared in line with the requirements of the Government’s Planning Policy for Traveller sites (2015) and the National Planning Policy Framework (2021).

Alternative Options Considered and Rejected: (including any Risk Implications)

Not to approve this document and to rely on the 2014 GTANA, which independent Planning Inspectors have already found to be out of date in appeal decisions.