Travellers: Caravan Sites

(asked on 4th March 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance is issued to local authorities on the inclusion in local plans of accessibility for disabled residents of and visitors to Traveller sites.


Answered by
Luke Hall Portrait
Luke Hall
Minister of State (Education)
This question was answered on 13th March 2020

No specific guidance is produced in relation to the accessibility of traveller sites, however the National Planning Policy Framework is clear that local planning policy and decisions should ensure that developments create places that are safe, inclusive and accessible and which promote health and well-being, with a high standard of amenity for existing and future users.

Any permanent structures would also be subject to Part M of the Building Regulations, which require buildings to meet minimum accessibility standards.

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