The traveller camps in Gerrards Cross, Iver Heath, or North Ascot often become a major problem for councils to deal with.
Before an eviction in Slough, the council has to apply for a court order.
However, there are several laws to consider before the eviction in Berkshire can take place.
To property owners in Slough, the expulsion process can prove extremely hard since the Berkshire council have no authority to provide support in evicting unlawful settlement on personal property.
However, the Berkshire council can compel private landowners in Slough to evict any travellers that built an encampment in their property.
Travellers from North Ascot, Gerrards Cross, or Iver Heath have no authority to settle on any given property in Slough they wish for without approval from the owner.
These places include:
A road or verge or in a layby in Slough that obstructs or could be dangerous for other road users
On cultivated land in Berkshire such as farmland
Plantations under the Forestry Department in Slough
There are areas of dumping waste in North Ascot, Gerrards Cross, or Iver Heath owned by the council that may be used by travellers temporary, but they are regarded as authorized sites.
The Slough encampment site would be inspected by a representative of the council, this individual would decide whether the campers should be evicted from the land.
Moreover, the Berkshire Council representative can make a decision based on how long the Travellers are planning to stay in Slough if there is anyone elderly, children, or anybody who needs care. The council representative also has to make a decision based on safety factors.
The Berkshire representative also has to assess, is the number of vehicles in proportion to the size of that area, what was land in Slough used for or what is it going to be its probable use in the near future, are encampments and travellers damaging the land or having any adverse effects on the local community.
Travellers from North Ascot, Iver Heath, or Gerrards Cross may be facilitated in Slough by the Council in terms of portable toilets and rubbish bin bags and may be charged with small fees.
The travellers in Slough may tender this request to the council for health reasons.
Orders from the court and injunctions will be applied for by local authority in Berkshire.
Firstly, they must provide evidence that the travellers are living there in Slough without permission.
When the council can obtain a court hearing will determine the removal time in Slough.
In most cases, the travellers in North Ascot, Gerrards Cross, or Iver Heath will agree to leave after chatting with a council representative to avoid eviction in Berkshire.
Police can be contacted by the Council or the landowner in Slough if trespassing is observed on a traveller site in Berkshire and police can evict them from the site on an immediate basis if; There are two or more people encamping on the site, There are 6 or more vehicles parked on the site, If anyone of the travellers has damaged the site, Threatening or abusive behaviour is shown by the travellers.
The police will ask a traveller campsite in Slough 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 Gerrards Cross, Iver Heath, or North Ascot.
In case the traveller ignores the orders to move from Slough or doesn't move within the specified time or come back to the same space in Berkshire within three months, it will be considered a criminal offence.
It can lead them to prison or hefty fines.
The police have the right to tow the vehicles in Slough which if not claimed can be destroyed in 21 days.
If this happens you should contact your local council in Berkshire and alert them so they can carry out their research for the well-being of the travellers and their effects on the local area community in Slough if they continue camping in the said area.
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