The most recent establishment of camp sites in Ipswich, Thetford, or Bury St Edmunds on the county field is probably another source of problem.
A court order is needed to enforce the eviction in Ipswich.
However, there are a lot of other laws and rules that you need to look for when you are planning to evict the Travellers in Suffolk who have settled on the Council lands.
If the travellers build their camps on a private land, the Ipswich land owner would have to face more problems because the Suffolk council isn't responsible for helping them with evicting these travellers.
However, the Suffolk Council has the right/power to force the private landowners in Ipswich to evict the travellers, who are illegally encamped on the property.
Obviously, on any land in Ipswich they don't have permits, travellers from Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds, or Thetford can't set up camp.
That said it is an offence for travellers to park or set up camps in:
In a layby or on a road obstructing or endangering other road users in Ipswich
Land in Suffolk where farming is on going
In enclosed plantations in Ipswich
An unoccupied piece of land in Ipswich, Thetford, or Bury St Edmunds which is owned by the council may be used by travellers as illegal sites of encampment for a short period of time.
A representative will take a visit to the site in Ipswich if the travellers have parked on council land and he'll make the final assessment about whether they should be moved on or not.
Some of the factors considered by the Suffolk council rep include their duration of stay in Ipswich, the possible hazards in the encampment site- for instance, if it is close to the railway, or if they are travelling with a high risk individual like an elderly person, a pregnant woman, or a sick person.
The Suffolk council also needs to put into consideration how many vehicles the area can hold, what the land in Ipswich is used for and if it will be in use in the coming days, any potential damage to the land and the effect on the local community.
Basic amenities like trash bags for collection of rubbish and portable toilets may be made available in Ipswich to the travellers from Ipswich, Thetford, or Bury St Edmunds, by the council; although they would be required to pay a small amount of money.
The travellers can ask the board to willingly offer this equipment with regard to general health in Ipswich.
The next thing that the Suffolk Council needs to do is to have court orders.
Local authorities must provide the proofs that the travellers are on the Ipswich land without any permission from the concerned authorities.
Time to remove guests in Ipswich depends on date of court hearing.
In most cases, the council gets a date from travellers in Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds, or Thetford when they will leave to avoid eviction in Suffolk.
The Council or landowner (as the case may be) in Ipswich might involve the Police in the matter and the Police can evict the travellers in Suffolk if they are more than two (2), if they were behaving in a threatening manner, if they damaged property, or if parked more than six (6) vehicles on the land.
The police will ask the travellers in Ipswich to evict the land.
They will receive sufficient time to sort out packing up their campsite and any unfortunate issues in Thetford, Bury St Edmunds, or Ipswich.
If the travellers refuse to move from Ipswich within the time the authorities gave to them or went back to the same site in Suffolk they left three months ago; it is a criminal offense.
They may be fined or jailed if convicted.
Also, the Ipswich police have the power to tow their vehicles, and if they don't claim them in 21 days, the police will destroy them.
You should tell your local council in Suffolk so that they can investigate the community and local area effects in Ipswich if the travellers were to stay and into the traveller's well-being.
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