Title page
Contents
Summary 4
1. Planning for Gypsy and Traveller sites 6
1.1. Assessing and meeting the needs of Gypsies and Travellers 7
1.2. Changes to planning policy 9
2. How are Gypsies and Travellers defined in planning policy? 11
2.1. Changes to the definition over time 11
2.2. Legal challenge to definition 12
2.3. Subsequent change to definition 13
3. Permissions needed for Gypsy and Traveller sites 15
3.1. Planning permission 15
3.2. Gypsy and Traveller sites on green belt land 17
3.3. Caravan site licence 20
4. Number of caravan sites 21
5. Dealing with unauthorised developments and encampments 23
5.1. Unauthorised developments 23
5.2. Failure to obtain a site licence 25
5.3. Unauthorised encampments 25