1.  That the timeframe for the Gypsy and Traveller pitch target be 2006 to 2016.

2.  That the approach, as set out in the report of the Director of Change, Planning and the Environment, to the setting of a numerical target for Gypsy and Traveller pitches for inclusion in the Core Strategy be endorsed.

3.  That no specific numerical target be set for Travelling Showpeople plots in the Core Strategy and that any local need for additional plots be addressed through the development control process using the criteria in Core Strategy Policy CS14 when adopted.

4.  That Kent County Council be encouraged to lead the process of the identification and delivery of appropriate transit sites in the county.

5.  That the Council lobbies Members of Parliament, the Local Government Association and the Local Government Rural Forum in relation to the special circumstances regarding the gypsy and traveler provision prevailing in the Borough to inform and influence national guidance and, in particular, to allow local planning authorities to adopt local housing need policies relating to this policy area.

6.  That policies on gypsy and traveler provision should take into consideration the need for appropriately balanced communities which are both integrated and sustainable, and the prevention of harm to the countryside caused by ribboned development of caravan sites and similar or related development.

7.  That the Cabinet discusses the resources required for funding a public site and that this may required a significant capital sum and therefore could impact on the capital programme be noted.

8.  That reference be made in the Core Strategy about how gypsy and traveler pitch needs will be reviewed beyond 2016.

9.  That the Leisure and Prosperity Overview and Scrutiny Committee:-

i)  Be informed who the third party reviewers are once it is known; and

ii)  Maintains a watching brief on developing a local needs housing policy to include gypsy and travelers once legal advice has been received.