A large group of travellers pitched up in a supermarket car park after leaving a local park.
The caravans first pitched up at a Tesco superstore in West Sussex yesterday and remained throughout the day.
Aerial pictures show 19 caravans parked across several spaces in the car park alongside several vans and cars at the store on Broad Piece in Wick, Littlehampton.
The caravans were seen leaving Rosemead Park, where they had been previously parked, yesterday morning.
Pictures from above show 10 caravans pitched up next to a playground in the park in a residential area of the town before heading to the car park, roughly a five minute drive away.
A spokesperson for Adur District Council told MailOnline that it’s Tesco’s ‘responsibility to instigate the appropriate action’ as it is private land.
The council spokesperson said: ‘We can confirm that travellers have moved to the car park at Tesco, Littlehampton.
‘As this is private land it will be Tesco’s responsibility to instigate the appropriate action.’
The caravans first pitched up at the Tesco superstore on Broad Piece in Wick yesterday and are believed to have remained there overnight
The caravans were seen leaving Rosemead Park in Littlehampton yesterday where they had been previously parked before moving to the car
Aerial pictures show 19 caravans parked across several spaces in the carpark alongside several vans and cars
The Tesco store and car park is understood to be open as usual
At least 19 caravans are parked up at the Tesco superstore in Wick, Littlehampton
Pictures from above show 10 caravans pitched up next to a playground in the park in a residential area of the town before heading to the car park
A spokesperson for Tesco confirmed the store and car park is open as usual.
After leaving Rosemead Park, Littlehampton Town Council, which owns the site, issued a statement on social media.
The post read: ‘Following enforcement action the unauthorised encampment at Rosemead Park has now departed.
‘Sussex Police issued a notice requiring the occupants to leave the site by 10am today (Wednesday, April 9), using their statutory powers in response to reported concerns.
‘Town council representatives have since inspected the park and confirmed that the area has been vacated. The site has been checked and is now clean and open for public use.
‘We are currently collaborating with Boklok to install temporary concrete barriers within the next few days as an immediate security measure. Work on more permanent preventative solutions will follow in due course.’
MailOnline has approached Tesco and Sussex Police for comment.
