In 2005, Fordham Research was commissioned to carry out a study
of Gypsies and Travellers’ housing needs in Bassetlaw District. The
study was designed to assess the amount and quality of
accommodation provision for Gypsies and Travellers in the District,
estimate the extent of housing need and also make recommendations
for extending assistance. This is in the context of the Housing Act
2004 that requires local authorities to include Gypsy and
Travellers in their local housing needs assessments. The study also
aims to give the Council a wider understanding of issues facing
Gypsies and Travellers on official and unauthorised sites.
In 2010, a review of the Bassetlaw Gypsy & Traveller
Accommodation Needs Assessment and the County’s Gypsy &
Traveller Accommodation Assessments was undertaken. This review did
not include new assessments of need, but did provide an update of
the changes to housing and planning guidance regarding gypsies and
travellers. An update of existing sites, and any new provision
since the initial studies, was also produced.
Last Updated - 28/07/2011