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Babergh Council rejects seven new Traveller pitches in Suffolk

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 28 Oct, 17:15 · Archive

Babergh Council has rejected plans to create seven additional pitches for Gypsies and Travellers at an existing site in Monks Eleigh, Suffolk.

Babergh Council has rejected plans for seven additional pitches for the Gypsy and Traveller community at an existing site in Monks Eleigh, Suffolk. The application, submitted by Ruston Planning on behalf of the applicant, proposed the pitches alongside a communal dayroom, associated hardstanding and a redesign of the permitted site layout.

The council's planning officers had advised approval, but the application faced opposition from Monks Eleigh Parish Council and Amy Veitch, a resident next to the site. Councillors cited issues including scale, parking, access and heritage harm to the neighbouring Grade II listed Wagger Farm. The application was rejected by nine votes to two.

Bryn Hurren, the area's district councillor, said: 'The overall impact on the existing community of Monks Eleigh I think will be huge make no mistake about it.' Babergh is currently under its quota of allocated space for Gypsies and Travellers, but the application would have taken the council beyond that figure. Cllr Mary McLaren of Stour said she was 'appalled' by the provisions for the Gypsy and Traveller community, saying the council 'should be doing more'.

Babergh Council rejects seven new Traveller pitches in Suffolk
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In this story: Babergh Council · Monks Eleigh · Suffolk · Bryn Hurren · Amy Veitch · Mary McLaren

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