Report on site provision launched

February 23, 2017

In July 2016 we launched our Planning for the accommodation needs of Gypsies and Travellers in London report which highlights our experiences in working on planning policy issues over the last four years. The report presents the challenges facing Gypsy and Traveller site provision in London and gives examples of best practice as well as recommendations for policy makers at local, London-wide and national level.

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Will new planning policy bring change?

December 19, 2024

New revisions to government planning policy will make it easier for local and regional authorities to deliver much-needed Gypsy and Traveller specialist housing – but questions remain about how effectively they will be put into practice. Two policy documents, a revised National Planning Policy Framework and a new version of the Planning Policy for Traveller …

LGT calls for UN scrutiny of housing racism

August 2, 2024

London Gypsies and Travellers is looking to the United Nations to hold the UK government to account for racial discrimination in housing. The UN Committee for the Eradication of Racism will be scrutinising the government’s record on combating racism and racial discrimination at a hearing in Geneva between 5th and 12 August and LGT will …

LGT sets housing agenda for new government

July 5, 2024

London Gypsies and Travellers is calling on the new Labour Government to address the housing crisis immediately and invest in social housing including specialist housing for Gypsies and Travellers. “The homelessness crisis needs to be fixed now,” says Tom Margetson, LGT’s Community Development Worker. “The lack of Gypsy and Traveller caravan sites is making people …