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Council orders travellers to pack up camp

Gavin McEwan
Local Democracy Reporter, Herefordshire
Google A patch of grassy land next to road. A pathway leads up through the middle of the land and there are trees on either side. There is a traffic light at the near end of the path.Google
Herefordshire Council said the travellers would face legal action if they did not leave the area

Legal action is being taken by a council over a large unauthorised travellers' camp in Herefordshire.

The group has been told to leave local authority-owned land close to the A44/A49 roundabout, near Leominster, by Herefordshire Council.

The direction was taken under the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 which allows councils to order people in vehicles on certain types of land to leave it, a spokesperson added.

They warned that, if the travellers did not obey the order, there would be court action in the future.

LDRS Another angle of the above location but this time cars are visible parked along the side of the grass. A horse is in the distance.LDRS
The council spokesperson said the land would need to be cleared at their own expense

The council's Gypsy and Traveller Team and Environmental Health Officers have examined the site in terms of it being used for living on in the long-term, the spokesperson added.

But they rejected this idea because of alleged disruptive activities and concerns over the suitability of the site for long-term use.

The spokesperson added that the land would have to be cleared at the council's own expense.

This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service, which covers councils and other public service organisations.

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