After being provided with area 77 notifications, which were disregarded, there was a court hearing the other day relating to the website and the unauthorised encampment and it is thought that lots of have actually now carried on – however a 2nd group has actually now moved onto a field simply down the roadway.
It is thought that the 2nd group has actually originated from a previous area in Fareham.
Councillor Peter Chegwyn, leader of Gosport Borough Council, said: ‘It is a problem right across Hampshire and Portsmouth. There are several groups of travellers and councils are taking swift action to move them on but they just move on to another place.
‘It’s a cat and mouse chase – it costs the council and tax payers a great deal of money to take court action and clear up the mess left – We are all dealing with the exact same issues.
‘It is extremely frustrating having to spend time and money.’
‘No one wants travellers on their door step and we get this but it does take time.’
The leader of Gosport council said that it is most likely that this will be a continuous scenario over the summer season.
