'˜No easy sites left' for gypsy and traveller pitches

By The Newsroom
Published 1st Dec 2017, 16:34 BST
Updated 8th Jun 2018, 02:11 BST
The A281 Guildford Road east of Rudgwick where the Smithers Rough site is proposed for gypsy and traveller pitches (photo from Google Maps)The A281 Guildford Road east of Rudgwick where the Smithers Rough site is proposed for gypsy and traveller pitches (photo from Google Maps)
The A281 Guildford Road east of Rudgwick where the Smithers Rough site is proposed for gypsy and traveller pitches (photo from Google Maps)
A public consultation on the location of future gypsy and traveller sites across the Horsham district opened today (Friday December 1).

Horsham District Council has to put together a policy both to meet the backlog of sites and meet the needs for the next 15 years, and held a consultation on 13 potential locations between April and June.

As a result two sites in Storrington, one near Pulborough, and another near Billingshurst have all been dropped, while a new location at the former Bromeliad Nursery in Marringdean Road, Billingshurst, has been included for 15 pitches.

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