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- The site at Sowton, which has been in existence for over forty years, consists of 11 pitches, offering permanent residential accommodation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The Broadclyst site consists of five permanent residential pitches and is slightly different in that the land is owned by The National Trust.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Residents on both sites pay rent and are responsible for paying council tax and utility costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Contact Elim Housing<\/a> for queries about either site, including submitting application forms. Please note that there is a waiting list for this site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Resources and information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The following links have been compiled as a resource for both the Travelling community and the settled community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Teignbridge District Council Gypsy Travellers<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
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Plymouth City Council Gypsy Travellers<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n- Mid Devon District Council \u2013 Gypsy Travellers<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Commons Library resources and information, including planning provision<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Government planning policy in relation to Traveller sites<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Ethnically Diverse Education Achievement Service (EDEAS)<\/a> \u2013 Traveller education contact information<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Friends, Families and Travellers<\/a> \u2013 working on behalf of GTs to provide information and tackle discrimination<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The Travellers’ Times<\/a> website brings you the latest news and information for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Leeds GATE<\/a> is a members organisation for Gypsy and Traveller people<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The Travellers Advice Team (TAT) at The Community Law Partnership<\/a> provides advice, assistance and representation to Gypsies and Travellers throughout England and Wales<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- TravellerSpace<\/a> is a registered charity supporting Gypsies, Irish Travellers and New Travellers in Cornwall and Devon.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- A list of powers available to local authorities and private landowners to deal with unauthorised encampments<\/a> is available on the government website.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Racism towards gypsies and travellers<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Heatwave advice leaflet<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
If you have any questions or queries on a particular issue then please contact us:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Tel: 0345 155 1015<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Email: customer@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Unauthorised encampments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Although there are a number of authorised private sites in Devon, there is still a serious shortage of sites for GRTs both here in the county and across the country as a whole. This has led to GRTs camping on land that they do not own (unauthorised encampments), or at times develop land without planning permission (unauthorised developments). At present, approximately one in five GRT caravans in England are on unauthorised sites. 90% of planning applications that GRTs submit fail, which often forces them back onto the road with no fixed abode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When GRTs camp on land that they do not own, without the permission of the owner, they are trespassing; this is a civil matter and is not a criminal offence, hence the term \u2018unauthorised encampment\u2019 instead of \u2018illegal encampment\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If a negotiated solution is not possible, then private landowners, local authorities and the police all have powers of enforcement to evict. However, a negotiated solution that avoids confrontation is often the most appropriate way of dealing with situations of unauthorised camping. The enforcement powers available to local and public authorities and private landowners can be found in the Resources and Information section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Unauthorised encampments fall into two main categories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Those on land owned by local authorities (highways, schools, public parks and car-parks etc)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Those on privately owned land<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Find out more about our approach to managing unauthorised encampments:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Handbook for managing unauthorised encampments<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Unauthorised encampment Code of Conduct<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
The process of managing unauthorised encampments means that Devon County Council will collect information in accordance with data protection legislation. The forms we might use to collect information are listed at the end of the handbook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Unauthorised encampment Code of Conduct<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Handbook for managing unauthorised encampments<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Email: customer@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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- Teignbridge District Council Gypsy Travellers<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
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