Travellers who set up camp between Marcus Rashford and Wayne Rooney’s Cheshire mega-mansions have been given 12 months to move on after the footballers’ neighbours won a long-running battle to remove 13 caravans home to up to 50 people.
The 18-month standoff began after caravans moved onto the site in Mobberley – just a few fields away from Wayne and Coleen Rooney’s 40-acre ‘Morrison’s Mansion’ – in August 2020.
The local council initially blocked plans for a Traveller site after it received 1,000 letters of objection from residents citing the lack of Covid-19 provisions and concerns that the site was a ‘hazard to the community’ that would bring a ‘fear of increased crime’.
But Michael Maloney, a self-described member of the Irish travelling community, moved onto the land anyway and then applied for retrospective planning permission.
Just months later, Maloney was handed a suspended prison sentence for ignoring an injunction barring him from developing the land.
A three-day inquiry was then held at the beginning of March after the family appealed the council’s decision, and planning inspectors have now given them 12 months to leave the site.
The land sits between former Manchester United player Wes Brown and his Real Housewives Of Cheshire star wife Leanne’s home, and the Rooneys’ property – which features a luxury underground spa and gym, a cinema room, 40 acres of land with stables and a full-size football pitch.
Marcus Rashford is yet to move into his new £2.5million eco-friendly home after he began construction on his wildlife paradise in 2020.
Plans for the Manchester United star’s five-bedroom property include a nine-hole golf course, an open-plan kitchen, study and dining room, while it will also feature a basement complete with an indoor swimming pool, wine cellar and a gym.
The 18-month standoff began after 13 caravans accommodating up to 50 people moved onto the site in Mobberley – just a few fields away from Wayne and Coleen Rooney’s 40-acre home dubbed ‘Morrison’s Mansion’ – in August 2020
The local council initially blocked plans for a Traveller site after it received 1,000 letters of objection from residents citing the lack of Covid provisions and concerns that the site was a ‘hazard’ that would bring a ‘fear of increased crime’
Michael Maloney, a self-described member of the Irish travelling community, moved onto the land anyway and then applied for retrospective planning permission. Just months later, he was handed a suspended prison sentence for ignoring an injunction barring him from developing the land
The news will no doubt come as a relief to the Rooneys, who moved into their £20million Cheshire home earlier this year
Taking his time: England ace Marcus, 24, is yet to move into his new £2.5 million eco-friendly home after he began construction on his wildlife paradise in 2020
The 18-month standoff began after caravans moved onto the site in Mobberley – just a few fields away from Wayne and Coleen Rooney’s 40-acre ‘Morrison’s Mansion’ – in August 2020
Moving on: Travellers who set up camp next to Wayne and Coleen Rooney’s £20 million mansion in Cheshire have been ordered to leave by the council (pictured: the Rooney’s home)
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