PROPOSED TRAVELLERS SITES IN DORSET
Councils in Dorset are working together to identify sites to meet the current and further needs of Gypsies, Traveller and Travelling Showpeople in the area.
Dorset CPRE is urging residents and parishes affected by plans to locate traveller and gipsy sites in their areas to look at and comment on the proposals. Full article on proposed travellers sites in Dorset in Western Gazett. We received over 40 comments from the public in response to our article and radio interviews. Read full Dorset Echo article ‘Dorset residents bombard campaigning group with traveller site complaints’. A summary of the feedback will appear on this page at a later date.
Four sites have been dropped from the consultation and they include South Buckland Farm, Coldharbour, former petrol station at Warden Hill near Evershot, Three Gates in Leigh and Wintergreen Barn in Beaminster.
Consultation on the Issues and Options stages runs between Friday 18 November 2011 and Friday 10 February 2012. The deadline for all comments is Friday 10 February 2012. Consultation documents and questionnaires are available at libraries, district and borough council offices and the following consultation exhibitions:
