Housing commission launch and traveller encampment removals put South Gloucestershire housing issues in focus

Gloucestershire County Council has announced a new countywide Housing Commission that it says could improve housing planning, strengthen communities and improve links between housing, health and wellbeing [2]. The council said people across Gloucestershire could benefit from better housing outcomes through the commission [2].

The announcement came the day after the Gazette Series reported unauthorised encampments at three locations across South Gloucestershire and that removal procedures were underway [1].

Taken together, the two reports cover both long-term housing strategy and on-the-ground enforcement of unauthorised encampments in the area [1][2].