A CONSULTATION meeting to enable people to give their views on several sites in Hartlepool as potential locations for gypsy and traveller pitches has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.

The meeting was scheduled to take place at Hartlepool Rovers Rugby Club, West View Road on Tuesday, May 28 from 4pm to 7pm.

The rearranged public meeting will now take place at the same venue on Thursday, June 6 from 4pm to 7pm.

The consultation exercise follows the formal examination earlier this year of Hartlepool Borough Council’s proposed new Local Plan by a Government planning inspector.

The Government inspector paused his examination and asked the Council to carry out further work to find an appropriate gypsy and traveller site in Hartlepool for inclusion in the Plan.

For more information, contact Tom Britcliffe on 01429-523532.