Councillor shares concerns after travellers set up at Broxden Business Park
Just two months after steps were taken to prevent travellers from taking up residence at the Broxden dental hospital, a new encampment has been set up nearby.
- By Sandra Gray
- Published in the Courier : 12.07.11
- Published online : 12.07.11 @ 01.22pm
Over the weekend, a large group of caravans and vehicles appeared at the car park of an empty office building on the outskirts of Perth. Undeterred by a barrier of traffic cones, the travellers have set up a temporary camp on the private site.
The move was condemned by Councillor Alexander Stewart, whose Perth City South ward includes Lamberkine Drive in the Broxden Business Park.
"Only as recently as two months ago the residents and businesses in the local area were subjected to an encampment adjacent to the dental practice and the council took action to construct a gate to deter them from relocating to that site," he said.
"However, over the weekend, one of the vacant office sites now has their private car park taken over by a large number of trailers and caravans from which a large group of individuals have made the site their temporary home.
"I have received numerous calls from concerned constituents regarding this situation and I have taken action to report it to the authorities within Perth and Kinross Council.
"Many of my constituents believe this is a blot on the landscape and action needs to take place sooner rather than later to remove the equipment from the vicinity."
His calls echo those by Councillor Willie Wilson in May, who ensured urgent work was carried out to block off the area of waste ground at the dental hospital after branding initial failure to prevent travellers taking up residence "completely unacceptable."
Barriers have also been set up at a number of other sites around Perth previously used as temporary camps, including a strip of land on Auld Bond Road.
"These encampments normally end up creating adverse environmental conditions and once they are removed there is normally a tidying up that is required to bring things back to the status quo," added Mr Stewart.
"I will be playing my part to ensure that this blot on the landscape is removed as soon as practically possible."
A council spokesman said they would seek to follow the usual course of action if residents reported concerns.
01.59pm - 12.07.2011 Treble T - Isle of Islay, Scotland Report This
Send the police in to check for out of date road tax discs and uninsured vehicles. I am sure that these travellers will move on very quickly!
07.08pm - 12.07.2011 w. stuart - perth, perthshire Report This
Imagine calling travellers a blot on the landscape,if there was allocated sites for the travelling people to set up camp it would solve a lot of upsets.People should live and let live,some sit back in there we bricks and mortar homes and think it is the be all and end all,
08.02pm - 12.07.2011 ross - dundee, uk Report This
yes quick, lets get the pitchforks and torches! run them out of town! they are to blame for everything!
09.35am - 15.07.2011 D - Dundee, Scotland Report This
Well despite some posters sarcasm, these sorts of travellers always leave insane amounts of rubbish and filth behind them. If they were not so disrespectful of the sites,I would have no problem with them!!
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