Summary

The Gypsy and Traveller Development Plan Document (DPD) is our plan to provide sites for Gypsies and Travellers in South Norfolk. As a result of comments from the public, a previous consultation during 2008 was withdrawn. We revised the criteria for selecting sites and used them to assess potential sites, including new sites that had been suggested, we published the results for consultation in March and April 2009.

Having considered the responses to the consultation the Council resolved to proceed with the DPD with allocated sites at Earsham and Wymondham. We published a pre-submission version of the DPD and invited comments on the soundness of the document.

The period for commenting on the pre-submission documents has closed. We will be assessing all representations received. Once assessed they will be reported to the December meeting of the Council’s Cabinet; a decision will then be taken as to whether to submit the documents to the Planning Inspectorate for independent scrutiny (Examination in Public). If the decision is to submit, it is anticipated the Examination in Public would be held mid 2010.

Click here to see all representations received.