Neighbouring villages have concerns, however
Proposals to increase the number of caravans on an existing Traveller site near Northampton have been submitted to the council. However they have received backlash from neighbouring villages.
Weedon, Dodford and Stowe Nine Churches Parish Councils have all objected to the plans. They cited highway access and sewage concerns, claims that the landowners were using the site to operate a business, the site’s location in open countryside and a lack of identified need for the expansion as reasons for refusal.
The agent for the proposals said: “The site is occupied by one Gypsy family whose personal needs have grown as a result of some of the children reaching the age of maturity and others requiring additional space for severe mental and physical health issues. Some of these issues are currently critical, exacerbated by the stress of the threat of homelessness. Our case is for exceptional personal circumstances and the rights of the children.
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