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Gypsy and traveller site approved for Great Dorset Steam Fair

11:12am Tuesday 21st July 2009 in News

An authorised caravan site to accommodate gypsies and travellers for the Great Dorset Steam Fair has been granted planning permission for the next three years.

Dorset County Council’s planning committee approved the council’s own plan for the gypsy and traveller transit site on land at Tarrant Hinton near Blandford.

It will be open for three weeks around the dates of the annual steam fair, which this year takes place from September 2 to 6.

The same site has been used for the last two years.

The site can accommodate up to 100 caravans. Caravans must pay a fee to stay there and all must vacate the site at the conclusion of the steam fair.

Comments(3)

stu1 says...
4:29pm Tue 21 Jul 09

I think they have already arrived ,at what used to be Pikes Farm (A35), Organford. Could be the new transit camp !
Unless they are holiday makers, camping !!

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BobbyPoole says...
6:06am Wed 22 Jul 09

let's all become so called "travellers" more "rights" than the majority of this country, no council taxes, set up camp anywhere, no bills, and if you want to settle you get a free council house and still be classed as an ethnic minority.........i'm off to find a car park for the bournemouth airshow

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cantique says...
8:47am Wed 22 Jul 09

You'll be out of luck, BobbyPoole. All the best spots will have been taken by the travellers! What plans do the Council have for this eventuality?

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