An application for a new permit to upgrade a caravan site near Edenbridge, Kent, has left local residents feeling disgruntled.
According to the Courier, a large gipsy community has been living in the field near Sevenacre Farm for the past three years, but their permit recently expired.
Now, the caravan dwellers have re-applied for permission to live at the site, as well as upgrading it with a driveway, access road and hard standing for septic tanks.
Locals are said to be feeling “fatalistic” about the plans, with Hever Residents’ Association secretary Jan Ryan explaining that the application was “expected”.
“We were never very happy with them moving on to the site in the first place. We have always felt that there seems to be one rule for travellers and another for the community,” she said.
Ms Ryan added that local residents would not be allowed to simply live in caravans on their own land so feel it is unfair that the travellers might be.
Meanwhile, the Caravan Club has revealed that its members will be able to obtain a discount at the upcoming NEC Boat & Caravan Show.
