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5 Year Supply for Gypsy and Traveller Pitches


Land supply for Gypsy and Traveller Pitches at 1st April 2024
No. of Pitches
1 Pitch requirement 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 (1 year)55
2 No. of permanent pitches consented 1 April 2023 to 31 March 202426
3

(+) under or (-) over supply against requirement since 1 April 2023

[Line 1 – Line 2]

29
4

5-year requirement 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2029

(54.8 + 54.8 + 54.8 + 54.8 + 11.8)

231
5

Total 5-year requirement including under/oversupply

[Line 3 + Line 4]

260
6

Total pitch supply 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2029

65
 

Land supply calculation:

Annual requirement = 260 / 5 = 52

5-year supply = 65 / 52 = 1.25 years

 
Components of pitch supply
Pitch supply componentNo. of pitches

Policy GT1 - allocated pitches (excl. consented and/or occupied pitches)

  • GT1(1) – The Kays, Heath Road, Linton (1 pitch)
  • GT1(3) – Blossom Lodge, Coxheath (2 pitches)
  • GT1(4) – Rear of Granada, Lenham Rd, Headcorn (1 pitch)
  • GT1(5) – Kilnwood Farm, Old Ham Lane, Lenham (2 pitches)
  • GT1(6) – 1 Oak Lodge, Marden (0 pitches)
  • GT1(7) – The Paddocks, George Street, Staplehurst (2 pitches)
  • GT1(9) – Flips Hole, South Street Rd, Stockbury (1 pitch)

GT1(10) – The Ash, Yelsted Rd, Stockbury (0 pitches)

9
Pitch turnover on 2 x public sites (5 x 1.1 pitches/annum)6
Windfall sites over 5 years50
Total pitch supply 1 April 2024 to 31 March 202965

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