DENBIGHSHIRE County Council (DCC) has issued an update regarding the illegal parking of motorhomes along the North Wales coastline.

The council’s Strategic Group met on Wednesday (August 25) morning after another sighting of campervans near the Eisteddfod Standing Stones in Rhyl was reported earlier this week.

It is the latest instance of an ongoing issue, after motorhomes parked in the same place last month.

Council officers have now visited the site and provided a portaloo and bins, and expect the group to have moved on within a week.

A DCC spokesperson said: “The Council’s response is informed by legislation and government guidance on unauthorised Gypsy, Roma and Traveller encampments.

“Officers have visited the site on Marine Drive, Rhyl, and conducted a welfare check, provided a toilet and bins and information has been provided with regard to COVID tests and access to vaccinations.

“The expectation is that the group will have vacated the site within a week. We will continue to monitor the situation and maintain contact with the group.”

The council added that the group appeared ‘friendly and collaborative’ and stated their intention to stay for up to a week.

The group is comprised of one extended family, and they have indicated that they do not expect other travellers to join them.

Though, the Strategic Group decided the threshold had not been met to implement an immediate eviction.

Instead, the council will ‘tolerate’ the encampment for a week, providing no other vehicles join them and the group keeps the site clean and tidy and does not exhibit any anti-social behaviour.

If the group has not vacated the site by Tuesday evening (August 31), they will be served with a S77 eviction notice on Wednesday morning.

The Strategic Group will meet on Tuesday afternoon to review the position, unless the situation changes sooner and an earlier review is necessary.

A Rhyl resident voiced concerns about the safety of the children and animals in the group, as well as the potential spread of COVID-19.

The resident claimed a young person broke through a hole in Rhyl’s flood defence on Marine Drive and, unbeknown to the youngster, a dog followed before later being retrieved.