Agenda and decisions

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IMD28

Reading Borough Council: Gypsy and Traveller Provision Consultation Document

Purpose:  To provide a response to Reading Borough Council on their consultation on Gypsy and Traveller provision.

Additional documents:

Decision:

That:

 

1)    A holding objection be raised until such time as:

a)    clarification is provided as to whether the identified transit site can also accommodate permanent pitches on a mixed use site;

b)    additional work is undertaken by RBC to understand whether current uses on sites assessed as unavailable may be relocated elsewhere to free up those sites for Gypsy and Traveller or Travelling Showperson use; and

c)    clarification is provided as to whether RBC has considered the purchase of new land to help meet the identified needs.