Pros and cons for three chosen sites
Sites in Spalding, Holbeach and Sutton Bridge were chosen for gypsy and traveller camps by councillors during a special cabinet meeting last week.
Members debated the pros and cons of eight-shortlisted sites before coming to a decision about which they would seek to buy and progress to planning applications.
The council identified that it needed to provide permanent and temporary pitches after two illegal camps were set up in 2004.
Last year South Holland District Council identified three sites at Sutton Bridge, Weston and Long Sutton, but was sent back to the drawing board after mass protests.
More than 50 potential sites were scrutinised second time around and a short-list of eight was cut to three during Wednesday's special meeting – west of the A151 at Holbeach, east of A16 Spalding Bypass (Spalding Marsh) and land off Centenary Way, Wingland, in Sutton Bridge.
Reaction to the chosen three has been mixed and here we take a look at why these sites were deemed to be the most appropriate
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