Removing unauthorised traveller camps from your land in Lincoln, Grantham, or Boston can be frustrating.
To remove them in Lincolnshire, the council must obtain a court order.
However, there are several laws to consider before the eviction in Lincolnshire can take place.
Landowners in Lincolnshire can find it difficult to remove illegal occupants because the Lincolnshire Council doesn't mediate in such matters.
However, the Lincolnshire Council has the right/power to force the private landowners in Lincolnshire to evict the travellers, who are illegally encamped on the property.
Travellers from Grantham, Boston, or Lincoln are not allowed to establish camps on any place in Lincolnshire that they don't have permission for.
These places include:
On the road, junction, or layby in Lincolnshire that may create a knock-on effect of danger
Farmlands in Lincolnshire where cultivation is going on
In fenced plantations like forestry Commission land in Lincolnshire
Many municipalities may have waste land areas in Lincoln, Grantham, or Boston that visitors can briefly use as illegal locations.
A representative will take a visit to the site in Lincolnshire if the travellers have parked on council land and he'll make the final assessment about whether they should be moved on or not.
There are several factors that a Lincolnshire council representative will need to consider before deciding whether to evict travellers, for example, how long the invaders will stay in Lincolnshire, safety issues that can affect the site and the condition of the visitors such as age and health status where it could be risky to remove them.
The Lincolnshire council rep needs to figure out how the parked vehicles will affect the local community in Lincolnshire 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.
Some basic facilities like bin bags and portable toilets can be provided in Lincolnshire to the travellers from Lincoln, Boston, or Grantham which the council can charge a small fee for providing these services.
If this is not provided, then travellers do have the right to ask for them due to public health in Lincolnshire.
Local authorities in Lincolnshire must apply for court orders or injunctions to evict travellers.
The council must first prove to the court that the travellers are camping on the land in Lincolnshire without permission.
The time to evict the Lincolnshire visitors will depend on when the hearing date in court.
In a lot of situation, the leaving date will be agreed upon with the travelling people in Boston, Grantham, or Lincoln to avoid legal eviction in Lincolnshire.
The landowners or the Council representatives in Lincolnshire can contact the police in case of trespassing, or if the vehicles are in large quantity for the people are more than 3 or, if the condition is threatening to the people around the Council or the landowner can contact the police immediately in Lincolnshire.
The police will ask a traveller campsite in Lincolnshire to move within the shortest period possible as it is expected of you.
The travellers are given time so that they can take their belongings with them and manage their vehicles that are broken in Lincoln, Boston, or Grantham.
Travellers will be convicted to a criminal offence if they don't move from Lincolnshire within the given deadline or they came back to the same Lincolnshire site within the three months.
The Police can hand down a prison sentence or fine the travellers if they get convicted.
The police can also tow away vehicles on the land in Lincolnshire, which will then be destroyed if not claimed within 21 days.
You must bring this to the notice of the local council in Lincolnshire immediately so that they can thoroughly inspect the travellers' safety and the impact of their presence on the community in Lincolnshire.
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