Grant for Travellers' pitches on Cartridge Lane in Grappenhall given to housing firm - Cheshire

From This Is Cheshire

A GRANT that was given to pay for new pitches for Travellers in Warrington has been allocated to a housing association.

As reported in last week’s Warrington Guardian, plans have been submitted to extend a site on Cartridge Lane in Grappenhall from two pitches to 10.

But council bosses say the £500,000 Government cash will not be used for that project.

Peter Taylor, assistant director of development and public protection at the council said: “The Cartridge Lane land is privately owned by the Travellers and a further planning application has recently been submitted for the continued use of the site, and this will be processed in the usual way.

“With regards to funding we received this has been provisionally allocated to enable a local housing association to provide eight Travellers’ pitches and work to find a suitable site is ongoing.”