Overview
- Workers reportedly moved onto private land at Willows Green and laid concrete without planning consent, with construction continuing over the holiday period.
- Braintree MP James Cleverly wrote to the Housing Secretary, calling the timing a deliberate tactic to evade swift enforcement.
- His letter outlined a Conservative plan to tighten rules, including blocking retrospective planning for caravan sites and strengthening joint action by councils and police.
- Local officials were asked for comment and, as of the latest reports, no enforcement outcome at Willows Green had been confirmed, while a similar site near Canterbury received a stop notice according to local reporting there.
- The Daily Mail reported the Willows Green land is owned by UK Real Estate and Land 2 Limited and linked the firm to a former director convicted of drug dealing, claims not confirmed by authorities in the coverage.