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Planning consideration

Gypsy, roma & traveller sites

An area of land where gypsy, Roma and traveller communities live which may be owned and managed privately or by the council

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Co-design
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Background information

Each planning consideration we work on passes through the stages of our design process, where we research and answer specific questions to help us collect more information.

Backlog

  • Who asked for 'Gypsy, roma & traveller sites' data?

  • What is the driver for the request?

  • Which 2024 focus area does the request support?

    • Faster local plans
    • Other

Screen

  • What is the 'Gypsy, roma & traveller sites' consideration?

  • Is there legislation that defines 'Gypsy, roma & traveller sites'?

  • Who, in law, is responsible for the planning consideration or makes decisions about 'Gypsy, roma & traveller sites'?

  • Which organisations do we think should publish the data?

  • Is the Gypsy, roma & traveller sites a trigger?

  • Is the Gypsy, roma & traveller sites something to consult during plan making?

  • Is there any Gypsy, roma & traveller sites data already available?

  • Do we think the data should come from a single source?

  • Will a data standard be required?

Research

  • Do we understand the lifecycle of a Gypsy, roma & traveller sites?

  • Do we understand how the data is created/produced?

  • Where will or should the data be used?

    • Local plans - Gypsy, Roma and traveller sites are referenced a number of times in local plans, so we think that this consideration feeds into the process of creating a local plan.

  • Who are the statutory consultees for Gypsy, roma & traveller sites?

  • Other than the statutory consultees who are the primary users of Gypsy, roma & traveller sites? How do we expect them to use Gypsy, roma & traveller sites?

  • What are the planning needs for this data?

  • Who are the types of users who might benefit from having access to Gypsy, roma & traveller sites data?

  • What are some potential uses of Gypsy, roma & traveller sites data?

  • What's the value of adding Gypsy, roma & traveller sites data to the platform?

  • From what we have learnt so far are there any risks to making Gypsy, roma & traveller sites data available?

3 updates

  • Kieran Wint (16 April 2025)

    Research into this consideration has been paused due to some potential sensitivity issues with some of resultant data.

  • Kieran Wint (05 September 2024)

    We have been unable to find any sort of information on the frequency with which this data is likely to be updated.

  • Claire Miller (04 September 2024)

    As per some research we did, summarised in this blog on an analysis of local plans and local area requirements, we think that this consideration is an OUTPUT, and created during the local plan process.

Last updated: 2025-05-23 13:07:49