Decision details

Further to Minute No. 113 of the meeting of the Cabinet Member - Regeneration held on 17 March 2010, the Cabinet considered the joint report of the Neighbourhoods and Investment Programmes Director and the Planning and Economic Development Director on the requirement for the Council to secure additional pitch provision for gypsies and travellers and set out details of the methodology for site appraisal and selection; the process and likely timescale for site appraisal and submission of an application for gypsy and traveller site grant.

This was a Key Decision and was included in the Council’s Forward Plan of Key Decisions.

RESOLVED:            That

(1)       the report and the need to secure additional pitch provision (transit and permanent) for Gypsies and Travellers be noted;

(2)       the methodology for site appraisal and selection be approved;

(3)       the Neighbourhoods and Investment Programmes Director be authorised in consultation with the Planning and Economic Development Director, to make minor changes to the scoring framework if early consultations with key partners/stakeholders show that this is necessary;

(4)       a further report be submitted to a subsequent Cabinet meeting regarding potential sites.