Bailiffs descend on Elwick Road traveller camp in Ashford
12:26, 16 August 2019
updated: 12:57, 16 August 2019
A town centre traveller camp has been cleared two days after it popped up.
Nine motorhomes set up camp on Wednesday at Elwick Road in Ashford, next to the £75 million Elwick Place leisure complex.
Four bailiffs could be seen stationed at the site entrance this morning as Ashford Borough Council confirmed its aim to clear the impromptu encampment today.
The clearance took place within the last hour, with rubbish bags and litter left strewn over the now-empty lot.
Site managers have now chained the entrance gate.
The council-owned land will form the second phase of the Elwick Place scheme, which will comprise of 200 homes.
