Overview

• Around 30 caravans and 28 vehicles have occupied a sports pitch in Stoke Park since August 12, transforming the playing field into a makeshift site equipped with generators and gas cylinders.
• Surrey Police have visited and deemed that no evidence currently exists to satisfy legal thresholds for eviction under Sections 60–62 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994.
• Officers are maintaining ongoing monitoring in coordination with Guildford Borough Council, the landowner of the 130-acre municipal park.
• Organisers of the weekly Guildford Parkrun cancelled the August 16 event after being told no immediate action could be taken to remove the camp.
• Recent cases in other councils highlight variation in enforcement approaches and political pressure to both clear unauthorised encampments and secure permanent stopping places.