Council pushing ahead with plans for new Gypsy and Traveller site despite objections

By Molly Williams
Published 27th Jul 2023, 17:04 BST
Updated 27th Jul 2023, 17:05 BST
Sheffield Council is pushing ahead with plans for a new Gypsy and Traveller site in Beighton despite four petitions objecting to it.

Plans for a new Gypsy and Traveller site on land off Eckington Way in Beighton were revealed in the draft of the long-awaited local plan, which sets out where developments should be built until 2039.

The council carried out a consultation on the proposed blueprint earlier this year and this week published its response to points made by stakeholders and the public.

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More people commented on the Beighton site than any other in the citywide plan, council officers said in a report prepared for a meeting on the consultation next week.

Coun Kurtis Crossland, who represents Beighton ward on Sheffield City Council, at the proposed traveller site off Eckington WayCoun Kurtis Crossland, who represents Beighton ward on Sheffield City Council, at the proposed traveller site off Eckington Way
Coun Kurtis Crossland, who represents Beighton ward on Sheffield City Council, at the proposed traveller site off Eckington Way

Feedback included four petitions (the biggest of which had 2,823 signatures), 115 objections from members of the public, six objections from politicians and an objection from a business. The site was also the subject of a councilresolution in February.