A WEST Yorkshire council is expected to begin looking for suitable council-owned and private land for use by Travellers in a bid to protect green-belt land from unwanted developments.
Wakefield Council has claimed that finding suitable sites for Travellers will benefit both the settled and travelling communities.
A report by the authority states that the current lack of available sites to meet the accommodation needs of Travellers is leading to planning applications coming in on land usually located in the green belt.
Travellers or others seeking to develop green-belt land can use the “unmet need” argument to support their plans which can only be granted in very special circumstances.
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