Concern after Gypsy camps U-turn - Chester

OPPOSITION councillors have “called in” the decision by the Conservative executive to withdraw proposals to establish two Gypsy and Traveller sites.

Concerns have been expressed by members of the public in all parts of the borough about the site selection process, which led to ‘unsuitable’ sites being proposed in Neston and Saughall, before being withdrawn by the council’s executive on November 2.  The Labour Group has now asked the council’s Corporate Scrutiny Committee to take a detailed look at the plans to ensure that any remaining issues are addressed.

Cllr Ben Powell, Labour spokesman for regeneration, said: “We are calling this decision in, not because we disagree with the decision to remove two sites from the process, but because real concerns have emerged about the way this matter has been handled.