Gypsies and Travellers
There are a number of authorised private caravan sites for
gypsies and travellers in the borough of Ashford and our
Housing Services Team manages the Chilmington Caravan Site at Great
Chart. For gypsies and travellers coming into the area from other
parts of the country there are no authorised stopping places.
Encampments set up on private land (including highway verges and
laybys) without the consent of the landowner are termed
unauthorised encampments and are also dealt with by Housing
Services. Encampments set up without local authority permission on
gypsies or travellers own land or on other private land with the
permission of the landowner but not the local authority are termed
unauthorised developments and are dealt with by Planning and
Development.
For general information about gypsies and travellers visit the
Kent County Council website.
To report a possible unauthorised encampment or for details of
the Chilmington Caravan Site at Great Chart contact Housing
Services on 01233 330688. To report a possible unauthorised
development email the Planning
Enquiries Team.
You can find out more information about licensing on our
Licensing of Caravan/Mobile Home/Park Home Sites
webpage.
This webpage was updated on
12/18/2009