MEETING GYPSY, ROMA AND TRAVELLER PITCH NEEDS - LAND IDENTIFICATION
October 4, 2023 Approved View on council websiteFull council record
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That Cabinet accept the recommendations as set
out below:
Ratification of the proposal to remove the
following sites from the site identification process as per the
statement made to Cabinet on the 26th of July 2023 by the then
Cabinet Member for Inclusive Communities:
· Manson Heights, Monmouth
· Garrow Road,
Mitchel Troy
· Rocklea,
Mitchel Troy
Following further consideration of feedback
from the Place Scrutiny Committee on the 19th of July 2023 and the
wider Magor and Undy community, ratification of the proposal to
remove Dancing Hill West, Magor from the list of potential sites,
as per the reasons stated in paragraph 3.9.
Following a review of Council owned
‘Candidate sites’, to put forward two sites of up to 6
pitches each at the Caldicot East strategic site identified within
the Replacement Local Development Plan Preferred Strategy.
The commencement of a public consultation
exercise on the following Council owned sites (site summary
profiles provided in Appendix 1), for the potential provision of up
to six Gypsy, Roma and Traveller pitches each:
· Bradbury Farm, Crick, Caldicot
· Oak Grove Farm, Crick, Caldicot
· Langley Close, Magor
Inclusion in the public consultation, any
suitable sites brought forward through the public call for sites,
that the owner is willing to sell or lease long term to the
Council.
Further exploration of the 19th July Place
Scrutiny Committee’s request to support households wishing to
self-serve on existing sites which, subject to the necessary
permissions, would reduce the number of new pitches needed.
To approve the attached FAQs (Appendix 2), an
iterative document which will be displayed and regularly updated on
the Council’s website.
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| Outcome | Recommendations Approved |
| Decision date | 4 Oct 2023 |