EIR - Gypsy and Traveller Local Plan (2) [Sep 2026]

1. Please provide the London Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Needs Assessment 2025, and the section or working that derives the identified pitch need figure for the London Borough of Islington. 
2. Please confirm whether the Greater London Authority has held any discussions with, or holds any statement of common ground with, the London Borough of Islington regarding meeting Islington's Gypsy and Traveller pitch need on a sub-regional or cross boundary basis with neighbouring boroughs. 
3. Please provide any correspondence between the Greater London Authority and the London Borough of Islington that refers specifically to the site at 71 Ronalds Road, N5.

Our response

1. The steps taken to calculate the London Borough of Islington’s need for pitches for the first five years of the assessment (ie 9 pitches) are set out in the London GTANA Appendices 1-17 November 2025 Amended July 2026.pdf, page 94 (Appendix 13). For the second five year period assessed a growth rate is applied to determine the need. A growth rate (13.1%) is applied to the sum of the existing pitches - zero in Islington as the borough has no pitches - and need for the first five years, i.e. 9 pitches. This results in a need for 1 pitch for the second five year period. For further background on the growth rate applied please see paragraphs 4.47 to 4.51 of the London GTANA report.
2. We are not aware of any discussions with or statement of common ground with the London Borough of Islington regarding meeting Islington’s Gypsy and Traveller pitch need on a sub regional or cross boundary basis with neighbouring boroughs. 
3. We are unable to disclose information that may identify sites currently under consideration for potential development. The requested information is exempt from disclosure under regulations 12(4)(d) (material in the course of completion) and 12(5)(e) (confidentiality of commercial or industrial information) of the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR).