Gypsies and Travellers

Below is a list of unauthorised encampments in the Cheshire and Warrington area. These are shown by Council area.

Each unauthorised encampment is given a name based on where it was first reported. The exact location of the encampment may be somewhere nearby. Similarly, there may be a slightly different number of caravans reported when the group first arrive. There is a procedure for dealing with encampments and the information is updated as this progresses. If you have checked the list below and want to tell us about a new encampment, please use our reporting form.

Cheshire West and Chester

Sealand Road Park and Ride, Chester

• Arrived: 18 February 2025
• Current status: Section 77 notice served
• Notes: Council-owned land; 5 caravans
• Information updated: 21 February 2025, 5pm

Ellesmere Port Train Station, Ellesmere Port

• Arrived: 17 February 2025
• Current status: BTP to attend
• Notes: Privately-owned land; 3 caravans
• Information updated: 19 February 2025, 11am

David Lloyd, Ellesmere Port

• Arrived: 16 February 2025
• Current status: Landowner is aware
• Notes: Privately-owned land; 1 caravans
• Information updated: 19 February 2025, 11am

Westminster Car Park, Ellesmere Port

• Arrived: 13 February 2025
• Current status: Group have left the location
• Notes: Council-owned land; 2 caravans
• Information updated: 21 February 2025, 5pm

Oil Sites Road, Ellesmere Port 

Please note: this is not an unauthorised encampment. This is a temporary stopping place set up by Cheshire West and Chester Council and managed by Cheshire and Warrington Traveller Team.

If you have any issues that need raising, please email GypsyandTravellersenquiries@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk