One year on from the opening of a Travellers Transit site in Chichester (May 2015), Adur & Worthing Councils are pleased to report much fewer Travellers are illegally encamping in Adur and Worthing.

 

In Worthing from April 2014 to April 2015 there were a total of 32 illegal encampments reported, for the same period 2015 -2016 there were just 3.

 

In Adur from April 2014 to April 2015 there were a total of 29 illegal encampments reported, for the same period for 2015 -2016 there were just 13.

 

West Sussex County Council manage the Transit Site in Chichester. All residents using the site are reported to have paid the £150.00 deposit and utility charges due, with the plots being left in a clean & tidy state. The average length of stay has been around 3 to 4 weeks.

 

John Mitchell, Director for Communities for Adur & Worthing Councils adds “These figures show that the Chichester Transit site has proved to be a successful resource for the Councils and the Travelling community, resulting in dramatically fewer illegal encampments in the area.

 

It reveals the effectiveness of the partnership between ourselves and the other authorities involved in setting up the site and in the use of powers to tackle this problem.

Adur & Worthing Councils and its residents will also benefit from a substantial reduction in the inconvenience and costs associated with dealing with illegal encampments.