A woodland site in the outskirts of Exeter which has been occupied by travellers for more than a decade will soon be cleared, it has been revealed.
Teignbridge District Council has revealed the current unauthorised traveller camp at Haldon is due to close on December 8, with it then being cleared and returned to woodland.
The £1 million new site will be managed by Teign Housing, which has appointed someone to run the site on a day-to-day basis. It is due to open on December 5.
Ten of the 15 pitches on the new site have been allocated and the remaining five are being held-back at the moment for any remaining residents on the current site to transfer.
A Government grant has funded the new site and the clear-up of the current encampment.
The site just off the A38 has been used by travellers illegally for 12 years.
It is thought to be the first campsite in Britain purposely built for New Age travellers.
It is thought some of the travellers on the existing site have been are put off by lease agreements, rent, service charges and council tax and prefer to stay 'off the grid'.
