Key stages in the Travellers' Sites Document
The information below outlines the key stages completed in the preparation of the Travellers' Sites Development Plan Document (DPD). The most recent stages are shown first.
October 2019
- Adoption of Travellers' Sites DPD
- Adoption statement
- Sustainability appraisal/strategic environmental assessment adoption report
June 2019
May to June 2019
Consultation on main modifications.
View the Main modifications page
October to December 2018 - Public consultation on additional travellers' sites
A public consultation on two additional travellers' sites ran from 24 October to 5 December 2018.
View the Additional sites consultation page
27 February 2018 - Submission of DPD for examination
The Travellers' Sites DPD was submitted to the Secretary of State for Housing Communities and Local Government on 27 February 2018 for examination.
View the Travellers' Sites Document examination pages
November 2017 - Public consultation on the Pre-submission draft document
A public consultation on the Pre-submission draft document ran from Monday 6 November to Monday 18 December 2017.
View the Pre-submission draft document consultation and documents
July 2016 - Public consultation on the Preferred Options
This public consultation asking for views on the preferred sites took place between 25 July and 19 September 2016.
The preferred options presented for the previous consultation were intended to help meet the projected requirement at that time for pitches over the next five years. Subsequent work to update the findings has shown that the level of provision required is lower than initially calculated.
The establishment of temporary stopping places will enable the movement of Travellers through the county to be managed more harmoniously, providing greater certainty for travellers and local residents.
Level of need will continue to be monitored on a regular basis to ensure accommodation requirements are being addressed.
- View the Preferred options consultation and documents and
- Preferred options - summary of consultation responses document March 2017
December 2015 - Call for sites
The call for sites was open between 17 December 2015 and 14 February 2016.
Those possible sites considered most suitable, after an initial assessment according to criteria, including impact on surrounding areas, access to facilities, and site access, were then put forward in the draft consultation document.
November 2015 - Final Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment
This revised assessment takes into account an Inspector's recommendations from another part of the UK regarding methodology. A Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment (GTAA) is required to form part of the evidence base for the emerging Travellers' Sites Document. The GTAA will tell us how many pitches will be required over the plan period.
September 2015 - Results report on Issues and Options document
This is a summary of responses received.
May 2015 - Arc 4 Response to Queries Herefordshire Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment
This document responds to some of the issues raised by consultees in respect of the report and its findings.
February/March 2015 - Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment
A draft assessment was published in February 2015 and this was available for consultation until mid- March 2015. View a summary of responses received to the GTAA consultation.
November 2014 - Consultation Statement Part 1
This summarises the consultation methods used for the Issues and Options paper and the number of responses received.
August 2014 - Issues and Options Consultation
This consultation took place between 21 August 2014 and 2 October 2014. A Sustainability Appraisal (June 2014) accompanied the Issues and Options document as part of the consultation.