Site for Gypsy and traveller short-stays approved, but concerns remain
Greens on the council have supported building a small site for the travelling community on Island Road, but called on the council to do better.
Councillor Doug Cresswell says: “The travelling community deserve a decent place to stop with bins, toilets and water. This will also allow the council to move on unauthorised encampments in our parks more quickly. However, a site right next to the tip isn’t ideal. If a good site isn’t provided, it won’t be used. The site by the tip has a ten-year planning approval – we’re calling on the council to use that time to talk to its neighbouring boroughs and do better.”