Bid to end camp set up by Travellers as land owner traced - Debyshire

From the Derby Telegraph

LEGAL action is being taken to evict a group of Travellers who have set up camp on land in Chellaston.

Four vehicles and three caravans arrived on the land on Holmleigh Way in Chellaston last week.

Chellaston ward councillor Matthew Holmes said Derby City Council was doing all it could to move on the Travellers.

He said he believed ownership of the land had been traced to a housing developer, which would go to court to apply for an eviction order.

"Following that, we need the landowner to take action to physically block access and I know that residents most definitely want to see that.

"We've asked a community safety officer to visit nearby residents hopefully early this week as well, to ensure they are being offered on-ongoing supported regarding any issues they are experiencing."

He said that local residents had made several complaints regarding a noisy generator that had been referred to the environmental health team and about anti-social behaviour, which were taken up by the police.