NEWPORT residents can find out more about the council’s proposals to build Gipsy and traveller sites in the area .
Information about the council’s Local Development Plan and the reasons why the five proposed sites in Bettws, Marshfield and Nash were chosen will be on display at Bettws Library A Planning application for a residential site on land known as Yew Tree Cottage, Bettws, has been submitted to the council.
Planning applications for the other four sites at Pound Hill, Marshfield; Queensway Meadow and two sites at Pye Corner, Nash, are being prepared.
The council must include plans for Gipsy and traveller sites as part of its Local Development Plan or face a fine.
Full consultation will take place and residents can give their opinions before decisions are made.
More info at newport.gov.uk /planning
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