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Camper van or motor home on farmland

chimneyfield · 2018-07-30 14:03:16

If someone is living in a motor home or camper van on farmland, without planning permission, and it becomes known to the Gardai and/or County Council, what are the legal and practical consequences?

30-07-2018 2:03pm

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chimneyfield

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If someone is living in a motor home or camper van on farmland, without planning permission, and it becomes known to the Gardai and/or County Council, what are the legal and practical consequences?

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#2 30-07-2018 2:53pm

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do they own the land?

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#3 30-07-2018 2:57pm

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Enforcement proceedings by the council, penalties include fines and/or prison plus removal of the structure.

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#4 30-07-2018 3:07pm

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If they are there with the owners permission the guards wont care.

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#5 30-07-2018 3:11pm

chimneyfield

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do they own the land?

They would be living on an uncle's farm with his permission.

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#6 30-07-2018 3:12pm

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Similar thread here

Living in motorhome/campervan

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#7 30-07-2018 5:53pm

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If someone with a campervan inneed of accommodation sets up on a relatives land with their permission the Council etc will probably go heavy on them.
Howrver if you just pull your Hiace and caravan onto land against the owners permision they wont do at a tap about it

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#8 30-07-2018 9:00pm

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If the Council have people with experience of such trespass they may move swiftly for an injunction.

One such van may soon be joined by others, including the UK cousins

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