Upton traveller site: why lorry transported mobile home

The lorry, which had a police escort and was carrying a mobile home, caused gridlock in Upton as it negotiated the town's narrow streets on its way to Hillbee Farm on Monday. The situation is monitored by planning enforcement officers but the mobile home is understood to be replacement rather than an additional dwelling. Planning permission for a traveller site at the farm was refused at a meeting of Malvern Hills' Southern Area Planning Committee Meeting on Wednesday, March 19.

SKILLED: The driver successfully navigates the streets of Upton, carrying the replacement mobile home to Hillbee Farm, a proposed traveller site (Image: Chris Howard (used with permission)) However, it is understood the mobile home was transported to the site to replace a mobile home that was already there. A spokesperson for Malvern..



. James Connell.