Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 62 of the draft National Planning Policy Framework, published by his Department in March 2018, whether the types of homes referred to in that paragraph include sites for Travellers who fall outside the definition in Annex one of the Planning Policy for Traveller Sites but are a group with specific housing requirements.

Under paragraph 62 of the consultation draft National Planning Policy Framework, it is proposed that it is a matter for each local authority to determine the type of homes required for different groups in the community, including travellers who do not fall under the definition in Annex 1 of the Planning Policy for Traveller Sites. We welcome views on this issue in response to the consultation paper.