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Draft Local Plan Additional Site Allocations for Gypsy and Travellers and Travelling Showpeople (Regulation 18) Consultation

Method

Various methods, including in-person community events and receiving feedback via email.

Opening and closing dates

8 August 2022 to 19 September 2022.

Consultation information

As part of the new Local Plan, provisions have to be made for Gypsy, Travellers, and Travelling Showpeople plots and and pitches. 

The Council undertook extensive work to seek to identify suitable sites, including: 

  • a number of Call for Sites exercises, where SHBC asked the public, landowners and other interested parties to submit sites that will be made available for the proposed use for consideration for allocation within the local plan.  
  • The preparation of a GTTS site identification paper, which made an assessment of the suitability of land to meet identified needs, mainly focusing on Council-owned land. More than 100 sites were considered, with three sites identified as having potential for allocation, however, further feasibility work identified barriers to delivery. 

Three sites were considered:  

  • Swift Lane site extension, Bagshot – 5 pitches 
  • Land South of Broadford Lane, Chobham – 13 to 16 pitches 
  • Bonds Drive extension, Chobham - 5 to 9 Travelling Showpeople plots 

Results

Your comments will be considered as part of the process of preparing the next version of the Local Plan, known as the ‘Pre-Submission’ or ‘Regulation 19’ version. This will be subject to further consultation in 2023, prior to the Local Plan being submitted for independent examination. We are keen for local people to tell us their views and we would therefore encourage you to get involved and have your say on this draft version of the Plan.

All comments submitted during this consultation will be considered as part of the process of preparing the Regulation 19 version of the Surrey Heath Local Plan. We will also publish an Interim Consultation Statement as part of the preparation for the Regulation 19 Plan identifying the main issues raised and our response to these.

More information

More information can be found on the draft local plan webpage.