SOL - Damson Lane Gypsy Traveller Caravan Site Management Services

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The Council has a legal duty to promote equality of opportunity in access to accommodation and this includes appropriate provision of sites and pitches for Gypsies and Travellers. There are two adjacent sites in Solihull that provide a total of 18 permanent pitches for affordable rent. One of these sites is owned by the council (7 pitches) and the other is owned by Rooftop Housing (11 pitches). The two sites are both located at Gables Close (off Old Damson Lane) and are adjacent to another privately owned site (7 pitches) which privately occupied by a long-standing single-family group. Gables Close Gypsy / Traveller Site summary: Phase 1: Privately owned site (7 pitches) Phase 2: Council owned affordable rent site (7 pitches) Phase 3: Rooftop owned affordable rent site (11 pitches) The Council entered into a 5-year management agreement with Rooftop Housing Association in 2017 to manage the Council owned Phase 2 site alongside the Phase 3 site which Rooftop continue to own and manage. From 1st October 2022 the Council is looking to enter into a new 5-year contract from with a suitable provider who can manage the Phase 2 site.