A new site is in the frame to become Anglesey ’s first permanent gypsy camp.
Anglesey Council want a plot of land at Penhesgyn near Penmynydd - close to the Penhesgyn recycling centre - to be used as a base for travellers on the island.
The council’s decision to choose the site as its preferred location comes following a county-wide consultation on the matter.
According to council officers, the lack of nearby houses and an abundance of land at Penhesgyn make the site a suitable location to house the gypsy camp.
And If the plot is chosen, it would also mean that temporary stopping sites for travellers will have to be found in both the Holyhead area and central Anglesey.
This is the latest chapter in a long-running saga relating to the island’s first official gypsy site.
Anglesey Council announced back in January that it was planning to turn an “unofficial but tolerated settlement” at a lay-by on the A5025 between Pentraeth and Menai Bridge into a permanent travellers camp.
But the proposals were met with outrage and forced the council to postpone the move and launch a consultation in the scheme.
'Great lengths'
According to the report which has been published following the consultation, the council have ditched plans site the permanent camp at the A5025 lay-by because it is too close to a busy road and would leave little room for expansion.
An alternative site near Gaerwen has also been ruled out due to the cost of providing a water supply.
The findings of the consultation also say that plans for temporary camps near Mona and Holyhead should be reviewed in their entirety because all the current sites under consideration are not suitable.
Welcoming the findings was Seiriol Councillor Carwyn Jones, who was fiercely critical of the original decision to base the official site on the A5025.
He said: “I’d like to thank the council officers for their hard work in preparing this report.
“There were strong disagreements when the plans were first unveiled, but the officers have gone to great lengths to gauge public opinion this time.”
The recommendations are contained in a report which will be presented to the council’s Partnership and Regeneration Scrutiny Committee this Friday.
see-http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/angleseys-first-official-gypsy-travellers-11310644
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