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It is a long, complicated and frustrating process to remove illegal camps of travellers in Abbas Combe, Bath, or Burton.
A court order is required to evict anyone illegally living on court owned land in Bath.
They may have to go through many processes because of the several laws to be considered before the eviction in Somerset is proper.
To property owners in Bath, the expulsion process can prove extremely hard since the Somerset council have no authority to provide support in evicting unlawful settlement on personal property.
However, the council in Somerset can force Bath landowners that are private to evict illegal travellers on your property who have set up home.
Travellers from Abbas Combe, Bath, or Burton cannot camp on any land in Bath without permission.
Such place includes:
On a road or bypass or in a lay-out in a manner that hinders or could pose a danger to other road users in Bath
On farmland under cultivation in Somerset
Plantations under the Forestry Department in Bath
Some councils have waste ground areas in Abbas Combe, Bath, or Burton that travellers can use temporarily as unapproved sites for camping.
If they are parked on council land in Bath, a representative will go to the site and assess whether they should be evicted or not.
There are various factors a Somerset public representative must consider, for instance, the period of time the occupants intend spend on the property in Bath, issued regarding security that could have a negative impact on the area as well as the visitors' condition including health and age where it may be dangerous to send them away.
The Somerset council rep needs to figure out how the parked vehicles will affect the local community in Bath and its's also important to determine whether the number of vehicles is appropriate for the size of the area or not, and if it will cause some damage to the land.
The council can provide the travellers from Abbas Combe, Bath, or Burton with facilities in Bath such as portable toilets and bin bags for rubbish and a small fee would be charged.
The travellers can request these services in Bath from the council to maintain public health.
The Somerset council may have to request for court injunctions and orders.
First, the council must provide evidence that the campers are on the Bath property illegally.
When the council can obtain a court hearing will determine the removal time in Bath.
In a lot of situation, the leaving date will be agreed upon with the travelling people in Burton, Bath, or Abbas Combe to avoid legal eviction in Somerset.
Property owners in Bath may contact the police in case of trespass by a traveller and may be removed from a particular region in Somerset in the event that 2 or more travellers possess more than 6 automobiles on a property or have destroyed property or they have become offensive or threatening to others.
The trespassers would be instructed to leave the camp site in Bath once it is convenient for them.
They will be given ample time to pack up their property and repair vehicles with any mechanical issues in Bath, Burton, or Abbas Combe.
If the travellers stubbornly refuse to move from Bath within the stipulated time, that's a criminal offence, and returning to the site in Somerset three months after their departure is criminal too.
If the trespasser is found guilty at the court, they would be required to pay a fine, or even serve a jail term.
On top of this, the police have the legal right to remove any vehicles in Bath, which can get destroyed if they're not claimed within 21 days.
You will inform and warn the local council in Somerset so that they can carry out their tests for the well-being of the passengers and the local Bath area and neighbourhood impact.
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