Bawdeswell says ‘no’ to traveller site

Bawdeswell Parish Council has strongly objected to a proposal for a permanent gypsy/traveller site on the outskirts of the village.
 

 
The planning application submitted to Breckland District Council is for a change of use of land to a private gypsy and traveller caravan site consisting of six pitches and six amenity buildings at The Stables, west of the Old Workhouse Paddocks, Reepham Road, Bawdeswell.
 
Following its meeting on Monday 4 April, which was attended by more than 100 residents, the Parish Council outlined its objections to the plans, principally that they do not conform to Breckland’s existing Local Development Framework and the new draft Local Plan, which stipulates that traveller sites should be situated on well-located sites within the settlement boundaries of settlements designated Local Service Centres or larger.
 
It was noted that there is already one such site on Reepham Road. Further, the site access would be on to a busy and dangerous main road (the B1145 Bawdeswell-Reepham Road), and there is no mains foul sewage to the site.
 
In conclusion, Bawdeswell Parish Council said it is “firmly of the opinion that the planning application should be refused on the grounds there is no definitive need for such a site in the proposed location which is agricultural land in open countryside, outside of the settlement boundary of a small rural community which lacks the key facilities and support services necessary.
 
“The site is not in any of the Breckland preferred locations, and the extra vehicular traffic involved with the application would pose serious and dangerous highways issues.”
 
See Bawdeswell Parish Council’s full response HERE
 
The relevant planning application documents can be viewed online at: http://www.breckland.gov.uk/planningsearch Ref: 3PL/2015/1258/F
 
Residents are encouraged to submit their comments directly to Breckland District Council for consideration.
 
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