Panel makes caravan pitch recommendations to Regional Assembly

Proposals to provide more Gypsy and Traveller caravan pitches in all local authorities in the region by 2011 were recommended on 12 December by the East of England Regional Assembly's Regional Planning Panel at its meeting in Cambridge.

The Panel recommended that every local authority in the region should provide a minimum of 15 new pitches by 2011 with more where there is a high level of need. In Hertsmere the number is 18.

The Planning Panel's recommendations will now be considered by the 105 members of the full Regional Assembly at their next meeting on 25 January 2008 in Norwich. All 54 local authorities in the region are represented on the Assembly.

The full release and information can be found on the East of England Regional Assembly's website at:  www.eera.gov.uk