Object
Preferred Options for Sites
Representation ID: 64915
Received: 17/02/2014
Respondent: Sanctuary
Agreed that the following sites should not be considered further:
GT01
Poorly located and highly likely to be hazardous to health of occupants.
Provides poor living conditions.
Isolated from settled community.
Many features of site are not child friendly do little in regards to instilling within the Gypsy/Traveller community a sense of inclusion into society.
GT10
Wholly unsuitable as a gypsy and traveller site. The land is situated in between the M40 and B4100 road. Again these roads are high-traffic routes with fast cars, and poor pavement and lighting provision. The area is also very isolated.
Guide Dogs National Breeding Centre houses a large number of puppies with low immunity, which could be endangered if mixed with pets of GAT community, which are often kept outside. It will be highly persuasive for your considerations.
A community should not be housed so close to an animal-breeding centre. The large number of dogs poses serious threats of contamination and could be dangerous for children. Noise pollution is also a serious concern, with the centre housing as many dogs, at one time.
GT17 and GT18
Sites are immensely inappropriate for development as a GAT site. Initially concerned because sites located on a dual carriageway and in very close proximity to a petrol station. After a site visit it's clear they do not meet an acceptable standard of 'adequate housing'.
Are located next to the A46 motorway, which is a high-risk route with a history of accidents and high traffic flows. Clearly, this would not be a safe place for a community to live, with road accidents likely if children were to run onto the motorway.
Shocked that the site was even identified as a possibility, given the lack of pavement provision or lighting.
The proposed sites are less than 100m away from the petrol stations. Research shows that air in the immediate vicinity of petrol stations is often polluted with airborne particles form evaporated fuel and therefore harmful.
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