Submitted proposal: 10 pitches

Status: This is an existing site with temporary permission. The site is privately owned.

Details: This site is located on the edge of Arlesey. Arlesey offers a level of facilities and services greater than most settlements in the District. This is recognised in the Core Strategy, which defines the settlement as a Minor Service Centre.

A planning application for four Gypsy and Traveller pitches at this site was allowed in 2009 on a temporary, three year basis and the use of the site has been restricted to members of the applicant's immediate family and their dependents.

The site would use the existing access from Hitchin Road, which the Highways Authority have no objection to. Landscaping will be necessary along each of the boundaries of the site. Possible mitigation measures such as acoustic fencing or a bund may be necessary at the rear to minimise noise from the railway line, but this is not considered to be a significant constraint that would prevent development.

The site owner also owns a piece of land to the rear of his site which could be suitable for these additional pitches. This is shown on the indicative site plan.