PEOPLE across the district could be forced to sell their land as part of a controversial Government land grab policy to find gipsy sites, it emerged this week.
Residents have reacted with shock to news that their private land could be compulsorily purchased with little compensation.
A consultation document issued by Epping Forest District Council states: “It is very unlikely on the basis of proposals so far that sufficient suitable sites will be put forward by landowners, and gipsies and travellers themselves.
“It is possible that some very suitable sites may need to be brought forward, even though the landowner has either not brought it forward or opposes it.”
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