Funds Awarded for Travellers Pitches in Weston-super-Mare

TWO Travellers pitches are to be created in Weston-super-Mare after Government funding was granted.

The Homes and Communities Agency announced that it has granted North Somerset Council £134,000 to provide two additional pitches at the Willowmead site in Weston-super-Mare.

This will allow some vacant land on this well established Gypsy/Traveller residential site to be developed, subject to planning permission being granted

It will also help to meet the demand for pitches from residents already living in North Somerset.

Elfan Ap Rees, North Somerset Council's deputy leader and executive member for housing welcomed the successful bid.

He said: "I am pleased that we have secured this funding.

"There is a need within our local Gypsy/Traveller community for additional pitches and this money means we will be able to accommodate two more local families on an existing site.

"Willowmead has been successfully integrated into the wider local community now for many years and deserves the improvements that will come with this funding."

"It is also gratifying to see ministers acknowledging the work our officers have done in putting the bid together and the subsequent assessment process we went through."

North Somerset Council manages seven pitches across three sites, there are also a number of private sites across the district.