Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 105400

Travellers: Caravan Sites

Tabled: 13 January 2026

Answered: 20 January 2026

Question

Paul Holmes

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the absence of a five-year land supply for traveller sites constitutes grounds for traveller site development in the green belt in the context of (a) a local plan and (b)

Answer

Matthew Pennycook

National 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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