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Lazy Acres Decision
a) SKDC Gypsy & Traveller Accommodation Needs Assessment The Fordham Report - - February 2006 This is the report on which all of the SKDC proposals are based http://forms.southkesteven.gov.uk/SKDC%20Internet%20Data/Publications/ Gypsy%20and%20travellers%20study%202006.pdf
b) Lincolnshire Gypsy & Traveller Accommodation Assessment Draft Final Report - June 2007 Produced by Outside UK, this report includes data for South Kesteven and is being included as part of the consultation. http://forms.southkesteven.gov.uk/SKDC%20Internet%20Data/Publications/ Lincs%20Final%20Gypsy%20and%20Traveller%20Assessment.pdf
c) SKDC Background Papers & Maps This link will take you to the background papers to the current Public Consultation clicking on any of the blue headings will take you to further documents associated with this issue. Appendix A - is a table setting out the 50+ sites SKDC originally considered and gives the reasons why some of these have been rejected http://forms.southkesteven.gov.uk/SKDC%20Internet%20Data/ Publications/BACKGROUND%20PAPER.pdf
Maps of the rejected sites
Bourne Alternative sites not deemed suitable http://www.southkesteven.gov.uk/Planning/PlanningPolicy/ Bourne%20Alternative%20Sites.pdf
Deepings Alternative sites not deemed suitable http://www.southkesteven.gov.uk/Planning/PlanningPolicy/ Deepings%20Alternative%20Sites.pdf
Grantham Alternative sites not deemed suitable http://www.southkesteven.gov.uk/Planning/PlanningPolicy/ Grantham%20Alternative%20Sites.pdf
Stamford Alternative sites not deemed suitable http://www.southkesteven.gov.uk/Planning/PlanningPolicy/ Stamford%20Alternative%20Sites.pdf
d) Department for Communities & Local Government Planning for Gypsy & Traveller Caravan Sites Circular (ODPM 01/2006) February 2006 This is a very important document and sets out the background and key issues that Council's need to take into consideration when Planning for these sites. http://www.communities.gov.uk/pub/389/Circular0106ODPMP lanningforGypsyandTravellerCaravanSites_id1163389.pdf
Updated Annex A to Circular ODPM 01/2006 http://www.communities.gov.uk/pub/43/UpdatedAnnexAtoCircular0106ODPM PlanningforGypsyandTravellerCaravanSites_id1511043.pdf
Updated Annex A to Circular ODPM/01/2006 (2) http://www.communities.gov.uk/pub/44/UpdatedAnnexAtoCircular0106ODPM PlanningforGypsyandTravellerCaravanSites_id1511044.doc
e) Office of the Deputy Prime Minister Gypsy & Traveller Accommodation Assessments Draft Practice Guidance (February 2006) please note the SKDC Fordham Report was commissioned and produced before this guidance was issued. This guidance is very important in raising our concerns particularly as SKDC's Assessment (Fordham) was written before the guidance was issued. http://www.communities.gov.uk/pub/404/GypsyandTravellerAccommodation AssessmentsDraftpracticeguidancePDF225KB_id1163404.pdf
f) East Midlands Planning Aid - An Appraisal of the Methods used in Gypsy & Traveller Accommodation Assessments in the East Midlands (March 2007) Produced as part of the Public Participation Support Service This report appraises three Reports written prior to the National Guidance on conducting a Gypsy & Traveller Assessment being issued including SKDC's Fordham Report - and is a very important document to our concerns http://www.nationalgypsytravellerfederation.org/download/files/ GTAAappraisalforPPSS.pdf
g) Commission for Racial Equality - Common Ground - Equality, Good race relations and sites for Gypsies & Travellers These reports among other things set out what our local Council and Councillors should be doing to provide leadership on these issues. a) Full Report (290 pages) http://www.cre.gov.uk/downloads/commonground_report.pdf b) Summary Report http://www.cre.gov.uk/downloads/commonground_summary.pdf