Cumberland Housing Strategy 2025 to 2039 - Meeting the need identified for Gypsies and Travellers

In 2022, the legacy district Council’s in partnership with the Lake District National Park and Yorkshire Dales National Park, carried out a GTAA.  The main consideration of this study was to provide evidence to support the provision and pitches and plots to meet the current and future accommodation needs of Gypsies, Travellers and Travelling Showpeople.

The table provides a summary of the need identified in Cumberland during the last GTAA.

Table 17: total amount of provision in Cumberland 2024 to 2040

Gypsies and TravellersAllerdaleCarlisleCopelandTotal
Meet planning definition14331259
Undetermined0303
Do not meet planning definition0303
Total14391265
Travelling ShowpeopleAllerdaleCarlisleCopelandTotal
Meet planning definition136019
Undetermined0000
Do not meet planning definition0000
Total136019