Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 105395
Travellers: Caravan Sites
Tabled: 13 January 2026
Answered: 20 January 2026
Question
Paul Holmes
Conservative — Hamble Valley
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether unmet need for traveller sites constitute grounds for traveller site development in (a) the Green Belt and (b) open countryside.
Answer
Matthew PennycookNational planning policy is clear that it is the responsibility of local planning authorities to assess the need for traveller sites in their areas and plan to meet that need, in the same way that they plan for all forms of housing. In producing their loc...
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