Gypsy / traveller sites
Case reference FOI2022/00712
Published 7 June 2022
Request
Please may you provide me with:
1. The quantity of Gypsy/Travellers sites you have in your Borough
2. The quantity of pitches
3. The name of the team tasked with managing these sites, and the department this team works within.
4. Have these sites undergone any renovation? If so, when?
5. The average rental cost of a pitch in your borough
6. Do residents of these sites purchase their electric directly from the landlord or do they source it independently?
7. If the electricity is purchased from the landlord, could you please provide us with the name of the company this is sourced from? and the cost per kWh
Response
1. The quantity of Gypsy/Travellers sites you have in your Borough
There are 6 local authority owned gypsy / traveller sites in Herefordshire.
2. The quantity of pitches
There are 56 pitches in total.
3. The name of the team tasked with managing these sites, and the department this team works within.
Day to day management is carried out by the Licensing and Gypsy Traveller team. This team sits within Environment Health & Trading Standards, within the Economy & Environment directorate.
4. Have these sites undergone any renovation? If so, when?
In order for us to respond to this question, please can you clarify what time period you require this information for? For example, are you querying whether the sites have been renovated in the last year or last 2 years, etc.? Once this has been clarified we will be able to process this question further.
5. The average rental cost of a pitch in your borough
£78 per week.
6. Do residents of these sites purchase their electric directly from the landlord or do they source it independently?
Electricity is purchased through a metering system which the local authority manage.
7. If the electricity is purchased from the landlord, could you please provide us with the name of the company this is sourced from? and the cost per kWh
Energy Controls - 0.20 per kWh.
Documents
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