To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to amend the reference to “travellers” in paragraph 62 of the draft National Planning Policy Framework, published on 5 March, to clarify whether the reference is to Irish Travellers.
Answered on
10 April 2018
The reference to “travellers” in paragraph 62 of the draft National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) is to ensure that those persons who are not covered under the definition in Annex 1 of the Planning Policy for Traveller Sites (PPTS) are covered by the NPPF, as clarified by the Written Ministerial Statement of 22 July 2015. The definition in the PPTS confirms that for the purposes of this planning policy, “gypsies and travellers” means persons of nomadic habit of life whatever their race or origin, and that “travellers” includes “gypsies and travellers”. As part of the consultation on the draft NPPF, the Government has asked for comments on the text of Chapter 5, including paragraph 62. We welcome views on this issue in response to the consultation.