Travellers

Nomadic life is not illegal, and Travellers have a basic right to this way of life. The council recognises that this has to be balanced with the rights of the general public to enjoy private and public land.

Service update - 19 February 2019

Land Adjacent to Monument View, Brighton

The Van Dwellers evicted from Coldean Woods have gone onto land adjacent to Monument View. A joint visit with Sussex Police has been carried out. This is now being referred to the council's legal team so that an application can be made to the County Court for a Posession hearing.

 Travellers and our city

• Horsdean Traveller site Our new permanent Traveller site.
• Traveller strategy How we balance the needs of Traveller communities with those of the city’s settled communities.

Processes and policies

• Learn more about the processes we have to follow when an encampment is set up (PDF 55KB).
• Find out about Sussex Police's Gypsy and Traveller policies and how the police liaise with Gypsy and Traveller communities.