To consider the amended draft Gypsy and Traveller Local Plan including the list of sites.

RESOLVED

1.      That the Gypsy, Traveller and Showperson Accommodation Assessment 2014 conducted by ORS be endorsed.

2.      The use of a compound growth rate of 2% for future Gypsy and Traveller provision and 1.5% for Travelling Showperson provision and the consequential requirement for 131 Gypsy and Traveller pitches and 20 Travelling Showperson plots to be provided in Central Bedfordshire up to 2031, as recommended by the Sustainable Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee be approved.

3       That the allocation of Gypsy, Traveller and Travelling Showperson sites, as set out in Table 3 in the supplementary report, be approved for inclusion in the draft Plan, along with the recommended changes to the draft Gypsy and Traveller Local Plan attached at Appendix D to the report.

RECOMMEND to Council

1.         That the Gypsy and Traveller Local Plan be approved for the purposes of publication and submission to the Secretary of State.

2.      To delegate authority to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Executive Member for Sustainable Communities – Strategic Planning and Economic Development, to make any minor amendments to the Gypsy and Traveller Local Plan:

          (i)      prior to Publication

          (ii)     after Publication but before Submission; and

          (iii)    during the Examination process.