Saturday, 24 May 2014

Residents in uproar at plans for new Swanley Gypsy sites - Kent

From the News Shopper

Residents are in uproar at plans to put dozens of new Gypsy sites in Swanley and the surrounding area in the next few years.

Sevenoaks District Council is looking at the town, along with Hextable, Crockenhill and West Kingsdown, to help meet a target of 72 additional pitches.

The council says it called in independent experts from Salford University in Manchester to carry out the research and come up with the figure.

It claims it is required by law to find the extra space in the area by 2026, along with Ash, Edenbridge, Farningham, Halstead and Shoreham.

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