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Proposed Submission: Gravesham Local Plan Core Strategy

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5.13.5 <strong>Gravesham</strong>'s current evidence base 32 identifies a need to provide anadditional 15 pitches in the Borough during the period 2006 - 2011. This needhas been partially addressed through the provision of 8 new pitches on a newsite at Springhead Road Northfleet. No need has been identified for plots forTravelling Showpeople during this period.5.13.6 The Council is updating its assessment of need for the <strong>Plan</strong> periodusing a common methodology with adjoining local authorities. The revisedtarget will be included in a future Development <strong>Plan</strong> Document (DPD). Thisassessment of need is expected to be completed in 2013. Updated needsassessments will be carried out on a regular basis over the <strong>Plan</strong> period.5.13.7 In line with national policy, the Council proposes to work withneighbouring planning authorities to allocate sufficient sites to meet the needsidentified in the updated assessment. This will widen opportunities andprovide flexibility for new site provision. It will also assist in focusing transitsite provision in areas of greatest need. Either the Council will work with itsneighbours to produce a joint Traveller DPD or Traveller site allocations and acriteria-based policy will be included within <strong>Gravesham</strong>'s Site Allocations andDevelopment Management Policies Development <strong>Plan</strong> Document (DPD).5.13.8 The Council will safeguard the supply of permanent Traveller sites.Opportunities to expand and or increase the density of existing permanentsites within the urban area will be investigated. If necessary, the Council willseek to make provision for new sites within the urban area and ruralsettlements inset from the Green Belt.5.13.9 In advance of the DPD and the new Traveller AccommodationAssessment, planning applications for windfall sites will be considered againstthe provisions of the National <strong>Plan</strong>ning Policy Framework and the "<strong>Plan</strong>ningPolicy for Traveller Sites".32 North Kent Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment 2006 and North and WestKent Travelling Showpersons Accommodation 2007174

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