Travellers

Rochford District Council have issued this press release September 3, 2019 Unauthorised Travellers leave site in the district. Rochford District Council can confirm that Travellers who had taken up illegal encampment at Priory Chase, Rayleigh have now vacated the site. Whilst it is not clear where they have moved to, […]

Straight from the MD at RDC, Shaun Scrutton… The travellers have now departed the field next to Grove allotments.  They left the field in a reasonably tidy state; all rubbish was bagged.  Unfortunately, three of the caravans have moved to the field in Priory Chase next to Rayleigh Leisure Centre. […]

Travellers have once again pitched up illegally at Cherry Orchard Park. The Council has issued the following statement today Court Summons served on Traveller encampment A court summons has been served on Travellers who have set up camp illegally on the car park area at Cherry Orchard Jubilee Country Park, […]

Application Reference:18/01187/FULPlanning Portal Reference Number:PP-07501370Address Of Proposal:Pear Tree 750, New Park Road, Hockley, Essex, SS5 5JXProposal:Change Use Of Land For Siting Of Caravans For Residential Occupation As a Private Gypsy/Traveller Site Comprising One Static Mobile Home And Three Touring Caravans With Hard Standing And Cess Pool (retrospective). Another gypsy/travellers site […]

Managing Director, Shaun Scrutton of Rochford District Council looked totally perplexed when asked a question by opposition Councillor, John Mason during today’s meeting of the planning policy subcommittee When asked “Why the Council hasn’t taken any positive action….” whilst referring to the site know as GT1 (Michelins Farm)* the Managing […]

We’ve previously posted on where Travellers sites could be allocated in the Rochford District. Here’s a list for quick reference This should be noted is ONE of the options – other options for travellers sites are set out in Fig 2.1 & Fig 2.2 The consultation will be on the […]

Social media has been ablaze with comments mainly against the news of a potential travellers site on the Eastwood Road. This has come about after some residents have received an anonymous ‘tip off’ in the form of this letter. The letter appears to be from an individual, rather than a […]

Here at onlineFOCUS, we’ve been watching the Council blunder through the allocation of Traveller sites in the Rochford District. Now they have released their latest reports to be discussed at the Planning Policy Sub-Committee on 31 January 2019 at 09:30 Item 7 Report: South Essex Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment […]

Change Use Of Land For Siting Of Caravans For Residential Occupation As a Private Gypsy/Traveller Site Comprising One Static Mobile Home And Three Touring Caravans With HardStanding And Cess Pool (retrospective) Planning Application Illegal travellers sites continue to be applied for as ‘legal’ either through the local Council planning process […]

Lib Dem Cllr Craig Cannell has been elected only for a short time, the learning curve is steep when you are trying to get ‘stuck in’ to big issues. Craig writes about his views on planning policy for travellers sites in his blog post. It is my belief that accepting […]

We updated our post on The development committee tonight heard a presentation from Rochford District Councils planning officer that heavily weighted the argument to approve an illegal travellers camp on the basis of what a government planning inspector could rule if the application went to appeal.   Rochford District Council […]

onlineFOCUS has learned that Rayleigh Town Council has written to Rochford District Council over it’s inability to deliver an allocated travellers pitch(s) in the DIstrict, which has led to illegal sites and criticism from government planning inspectors.   Development Committee meets tomorrow night to discuss yet another ‘greenbelt’ application by […]