Gypsy, Traveller and Travelling Showpeople Development Plan Document

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Traveller Site Expansion on The Meadow, Chartway Street, Sutton Valence, ME17 3JB Dear Sir A few personal points that may or may not meet your planning criteria. Population. The addition of thirty extra caravans has the potential to increase the number of people living in the area by ninety plus, with access onto single track Pitt Road. There as has been stated, no school or GP availability in the area as they are already over subscribed. Raw sewage is pumped onto the road from one of the present sites near the junction with Chartway Street and Pitt Road, with the potential health hazard. There would need to be a major infrastructure upgrade to cope in an already crowded area. Integration. Whilst the integration with the current traveller sites and the local population has been reasonable, there are ongoing issues with traveller children not at school carrying out vandalism with motor bikes and catapults especially at the Ridge Golf Course, but also at other locations in the area, these are ongoing and known to the police. I could make many other points, but I think these have been very adequately dealt with in the Formal Objection. I understand the MBC is in a difficult position as the sites have to go somewhere, but we are already at capacity.