Travellers: Caravan Sites
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the trends in the number of unauthorised developments on land (a) owned by travellers and (b) not owned by travellers since July 2024.
Answered by Matthew Pennycook
It is for local planning authorities to determine whether to enforce against unauthorised development and to keep records of their enforcement activities.
The government does not collect granular data on unauthorised development by type.
We have published guidance on various planning enforcement matters, including Temporary Stop Notices, and this is available on gov.uk here.
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