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Traveller group set up unauthorised encampment at car park opposite Chatham Dockside Outlet Centre

By: Joe Crossley jcrossley@thekmgroup.co.uk

Published: 12:59, 10 April 2024

Updated: 13:00, 10 April 2024

Camper vans have pitched up near a busy shopping destination.

Around 10 caravans have parked up in a privately owned car park outside of Lloyds of London close to Chatham’s Dockside Outlet Centre.

Caravans have parked in the Lloyds of London car park near Chatham Dockside Outlet Centre. Picture: Megan Carr

It is understood these vehicles are owned by a group of nomadic Travellers who are believed to have been on-site since at least Sunday, April 7.

One resident told KentOnline there was “rubbish everywhere” and “kids were trashing big wheelie bins”.

Caravans in the Lloyds of London Car Park off of Walter Burle Way. Picture: Megan Carr
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The car park is privately owned and a spokesman for the Dockside Outlet Centre confirmed it has no control or legal responsibility over it.

Medway Council have been approached for comment while Lloyds of London declined to make a statement.

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