MORE gypsy and traveller sites are likely to be needed in the Winchester area, although civic chiefs are yet to say where and how many.
The city council is drawing up its 20-year masterplan by April 2012, and says it does not have time now to publicly pinpoint the potentially controversial sites.
The issue returned to the spotlight at a public inquiry last week when Gypsy families denied city council claims that they are not travelling showmen.
The council is seeking to evict six families from Carousel Park near Micheldever because they are not showmen.
The authority granted planning permission in 2003 on condition that all residents were members of the Travelling Showmen’s Guild of Great Britain. Planners have issued an enforcement order for alleged breach of this condition.
But some residents claim they are both showmen and Gypsies. They are also appealing to have the site changed to a general Gypsy residence, rather than just travelling showmen.
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