Annex A – Cost Plan Gypsy and Traveller accommodation improvement and expansion programme

Project

 

Estimated cost (£)

When

Funding

Retrofit all sites:

 

On costs

Construction

 

 

241,635

1,285,000

 

 

2027

Successful bid of £625k from YNYMCA grant for retrofit

 

Long-term borrowing of £1.175m

Outgang Lane improvements

 

220,000

2026

Landscaping belt at Osbaldwick site

45,941

2027

CCTV at Clifton site

7,424

2026

SUBTOTAL improvements

1,800,000

 

6 new pitches at Clifton with site expansion:

 

On costs

Construction

 

 

 

180,000

720,000

 

 

 

2027

Grant to be sought from Homes England’s 2026-36 SAHP once planning permissions obtained

 

£1.95m potentially from S106

 

Borrowing of up to £1.5m but could be reduced significantly with successful grant bid

4 new pitches within existing Council site (to be delivered after Call for Sites has taken place)

 

On costs

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

150,000

450,000

 

 

 

 

 

2028

SUBTOTAL new pitches at existing sites

1,500,000

 

13 further pitches (location to be determined through Call for Sites exercise, engaging with stakeholders)

 

On costs

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

390,000

1,560,000

 

 

 

 

 

2028

SUBTOTAL further new pitches

1,950,000

 

TOTAL

5,250,000