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 We manage eight Gypsy and Traveller caravan
sites in Kent. Other councils in Kent also manage sites. For
details of those sites and how to apply for vacancies, go to
sites in Kent and Medway.
If you would like to report the presence of an
unauthorised encampment (defined as "caravans or vehicles on
land without the landowner's consent and constituting trespass"),
contact our general Report and Information Line on 0845 345
0210.
You can also contact the Report and Information
Line to find out what's happening with an existing
unauthorised encampment and other information relating to
Gypsy/Traveller issues. The phone line is open from 8am to 8pm
Monday to Friday, and 9am to 2pm on Saturdays. Outside those hours,
please call 08458 247 100.
We work closely with
Medway Council (link opens in a new window),
all
district councils and Kent Police when unauthorised encampments
occur in the county. We manage them when they occur on county
council land (such as highways or schools), and we can provide
advice to landowners if they occur on privately-owned land.
Find out more about unauthorised encampments, how they are
managed by us, and the powers available to the police and local
authorities in our two leaflets.
Alternatively, we can send or email a copy of these leaflets to
you. Email
gypsy.liaison@kent.gov.uk
or contact 0845 345 0210.
If you have any questions about
unauthorised developments (defined as "the use of
privately-owned land with the agreement of the land owner/occupier,
but without permission"), please contact the relevant planning
authority in
Medway (link opens in a new window) or your
local district council. We are not involved in these cases.
Regional Spatial Strategy - the South East Plan
Kent's local authorities have to include policies and proposals
for new Gypsy and Traveller sites in their Local Development
Frameworks (LDFs). To guide them, the number of pitches to be
planned for in each district is to be set out in the South East
Plan. In October 2007, all Kent and Medway local authorities
provided advice to the South East Regional Assembly on Gypsy and
Traveller Accommodation Provision for the 2006-2016 period. For all
information on this advice see our
publications
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