Object
Gypsy and Traveller Site Options
Representation ID: 54690
Received: 03/08/2013
Respondent: Miss Laura Smith
The high level details concerns are:
Extremely concerned about the mess and that could/will accumulate.
Area already struggling with additional traffic and pressure on school places from Chase Meadow development. Site would be better in a less densely populated area.
This will affect house prices. What compensation is there for homeowners?
This will create trouble by the gypsies inadvertently. Additional police patrols needed?
Appreciate need to accommodate gypsy community so no malice or racism intended but genuine concern regarding impact on value of home and general quality of living environment.
I am not really sure where to start in relation to this. Below are the high level details of each of my concerns...
Mess:
I am extremely concerned about the mess and that could and most likely will accumulate.
Additional people in the area:
We are already struggling with the additional traffic and school places that has been caused by the ever extending Chase Meadow. Surely this site would be better placed further out of the way in a less densely populated area?
House Prices:
Estate agents are already estimating that this will affect my house price. If this goes ahead what compensation is there for homeowners?
Trouble:
Will there be additional police patrols for residents? Rightly or wrongly we all know that this will create trouble by the gypsies inadvertently.
I appreciate that you need to create somewhere for the gypsy community and I would like my concerns to be reviewed in the way in which they are intended... Without malice or racism but with genuine concern as to how this will impact the value of the home I have worked hard to pay for and my general quality of living environment.