From the Daily Express
THE Government faced a public backlash last night after demanding that every council in England identifies a five-year supply of Gypsy sites.
A huge rise in the number of gypsies has forced Whitehall planners to insist local authorities create landbanks specially for them.
The Government is concerned about the popularly-held view that the planning system treats Travellers more favourably than others.
Bob Neill, local government minister, said: “These new policies will allow local authorities to govern their own affairs while ensuring Travellers and settled communities get a fair deal through the planning system.”
The Government stressed it was not imposing Traveller sites on communities and said it was up to local councils to decide whether they wanted them and where they should go.
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