Neighbours rage as Green council plans to turn illegal traveller site into 'safe legal home' for van-dwellers

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Green council plans to make an illegal traveller site into a "safe and legal" settlement have sparked fury from locals next door.Bristol City Council, led by the Green Party since 2024, wants to transform land on Lanercost Road in Southmead into an official "meanwhile site" for van-dwellers.Such sites offer temporary, managed accommodation with water, toilets and waste disposal facilities.Van dwellers currently occupy the plot without permission - with neighbours labelling the situation a "nightmare".Under the scheme, occupants would apply for pitches, sign licences and pay weekly management fees plus council tax.The authority last week ordered hundreds of van dwellers to vacate the wealthy Clifton area, directing some towards meanwhile sites.Ronda Golding, 53, a lifelong Southmead resident, said: "I think it's disgusting.

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The council don't care about our views on anything."She added: "I have sent over 100 emails, and not one has been responded to - the council are glorifying van...

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