Travellers: Caravan Sites
Commons · Question 351 · Tabled 13 May 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 26 May 2026
Question
Asked by Lee Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to introduce new powers to allow local authorities to address illegal Traveller encampments.
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 26 May 2026
Between 16 December 2025 and 10 March 2026, the government consulted a new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). The consultation on the revised Framework, which can be found on gov.uk here, included proposals relating to traveller sites and enforcem...