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Cornwall van dwellers face homelessness amid council crackdown

Cornwall van dwellers face homelessness amid council crackdown

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Half of county’s planning infringement notices target caravans in fields, fuelling eviction fears for vulnerable people People living in caravans and horseboxes on farms in Cornwall because they can’t afford or find a house to rent are facing homelessness after a crackdown by the council. Cornwall council recently announced that it was one of the top five authorities in England for enforcing infringements of planning regulations. Half of those notices, it said, were served on caravans in agricultural fields. Continue reading...

Category
World
Published
Saturday, July 4, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Publisher
The Guardian World

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