Issue - meetings

Decant and Home Loss compensation options to progress the redevelopment of the Fernhill Gypsy and Traveller Site

Meeting: 29/07/2020 - Cabinet (Item 128)

Gypsy and Traveller Compensation arrangements

 

The Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Finance and Growth will report at the meeting.  Report attached.

Minutes:

The Leader presented a report on the proposed approach for the Council owned Fernhill Travellers site.

Delegated decision:

 

Cabinet agrees to:

 

1) Approve the proposal to bring forward comprehensive plans to redevelop Fernhill traveller site.

2) That officers of the Council be delegated to negotiate an agreement with each of the pitchholders to voluntarily surrender their pitch agreement based the compensation package outlined in this paper

3) The Council continues to work up designs for the redeveloped site and consults with the travellers on the proposed layouts

4) The Cabinet agree the use of earmarked reserves to fund the compensation payments;

5) That a detailed investment case will be presented to Cabinet once the compensation packages have been agreed with the Travellers and the pre-development planning work has completed

 

Reasons for the decision:

 

Councils are required by the Housing Act 2004 to undertake regular assessments of the accommodation needs of Gypsies and Travellers either living in, or travelling through, their area.        

        

Other option considered and rejected:

 

To reject the recommendations.