A COURT order made this week forbids a family of travellers from setting up camp at more than a dozen sites in North Solihull.
Solihull Council had gone to the High Court to seek the injunction against unauthorised encampments, following on from a series of alleged incursions in recent years.
The order, which was agreed at a hearing in Birmingham on Tuesday, will apply for three years and relates to 14 named individuals as well as "persons unknown".
Aside from the restrictions relating to specific locations, the injunction also prohibits individuals from removing or damaging fences or locks, dumping rubbish or engaging in conduct "likely to cause a nuisance or annoyance".
Breaching the conditions could see members of the group fined or even imprisoned.
A total of 37 sites around the borough are named in court papers as being places where the family are barred from moving onto; of these 13 are in the north of the borough.
They are as follows: Beechcroft open space, Lanchester Park, Burtons Farm Park, Woodlands Green Park, Kingshurst Park, Babbs Mill Local Nature Reserve, Cole Bank Park, Meriden Park, North Solihull Sports Centre, Chapelhouse open space, Bluebell Recreation Ground, Brookside open space and Marston Green Park
Speaking after the order was made, Coun Tony Dicicco, cabinet member for stronger communities and partnerships, said: "We are absolutely thrilled with this decision.
"For a number of years these people have caused a significant nuisance to our borough, including criminal damage, anti-social behaviour, fly-tipping, littering and abuse to local residents.
"While our work to prevent unauthorised encampments in Solihull will continue, securing this injunction is a crucial milestone and one we are extremely pleased to be granted."
The full details of the injunction, including the exact boundaries of the various sites, are available here.
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