Consultation outcome

Powers for dealing with unauthorised development and encampments

From:: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, Home Office, and Ministry of Justice
Published: 5 April 2018
Last updated: 6 February 2019 — See all updates

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Government response to the consultation on powers for dealing with unauthorised development and encampments

Ref: ISBN 978-1-4098-5423-4

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Detail of outcome

From 5 April 2018 to 15 June 2018, we consulted on powers for dealing with unauthorised development and encampments. On 6 February 2019 we published a summary of the consultation responses and the government’s way forward.

In our response, we have set out a package of measures to strengthen police powers and to assist local authorities in responding to unauthorised development and encampments, in addition to support for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities.

Original consultation

Consultation description

This consultation asks a series of questions relating to powers for dealing with unauthorised development and encampments, including:

local authority and police powers
court processes
trespass
planning enforcement
the provision of authorised sites
the impacts on the travelling community

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