Travellers living on a field they bought in a leafy Hertfordshire commuter village warned today ‘we will be here forever’ as well-heeled millionaire neighbours said their arrival has reduced house values by £250,000. Around 100 people have been based on the plot of land in Little Hadham since Good Friday having reportedly bought the land – which would be worth £3million with planning permission – for an undisclosed sum. In a strange twist, it has emerged that the site – which has been a grazing field for cattle for at least 15 years – was bought just six months ago for £95,000. But owner Donna Bull, who is registered as living in Plaistow, East London, is in the process of transferring ownership into the names of at least eight new people. Around 100 people have been based on the plot of land in Little Hadham since Good Friday having reportedly bought the land – which would be worth £3million with planning permission – for an undisclosed sum Aerial shot: In a strange twist, it has emerged that the site – which has been a grazing field for cattle for at least 15 years – was bought just six months ago for £95,000 Ms Bull’s mother Victoria answered the door of the family home today and told MailOnline she didn’t know the whereabouts of her daughter or anything about the disputed land. A firm of solicitors John Fowlers LLP, based in Colchester, Essex, is handling the sale and has declined to comment. A male traveller today told MailOnline they are planning to stay and even looking at schools for their kids - adding: ‘We’re not going anywhere, we are here forever. ‘Our children will go to the local schools hopefully and the local council has sent people down to check on our welfare and make sure we’re all ok.’ Property owners living near the site - including CEOs, high-flying lawyers and ex-England footballer Matthew Upson - have been up in arms about their new neighbours since they turned up at 5am on April 19. Pictured: Legal documents left for the occupants of the 'land to the east of Stigwood Farm' Occupants of the 'land to the east of Stigwood Farm', Westland Green, near Little Hadham, speaking to reporters An aerial view of the Travellers' camp on land that they reportedly purchased in Little Hadham Since then 200 locals have complained that they have been plagued by travellers playing loud music out of cars and throwing rubbish around the country lanes. Some fear another Dale Farm, where a small traveller camp near Basildon, Essex, grew to accommodate 1,000 people over 10-years until they were evicted in 2011. One woman who lives nearby said: ‘A friend of mine who is an estate agent advised me and others that if we have our homes up for sale to take them off the market for the time being. ‘He said that one particularly big property nearby had £250,000 taken off the value as soon as the travellers set up home. ‘I don’t know how they got the land so cheap because with planning permission it would be worth £3million, but it’s greenbelt and shouldn’t be used as a camp. One woman who lives nearby said: ‘A friend of mine who is an estate agent advised me and others that if we have our homes up for sale to take them off the market for the time being' Another villager said: ‘We’ve tried to be friendly with them and to be fair they’ve been very civil back but the fact remains they shouldn’t be on that land' ‘They need planning permission to put caravans on it and they don’t have it. They are camping there illegally. ‘They’ve only been here since Easter but they’ve already built a road into the camp so they can park caravans and cars. ‘The local council has spent the best part of £30,000 of taxpayers’ money in legal fees trying to get the families to move off. ‘They’ve threatened a few local residents who they caught taking photographs of their land but I have to say they haven’t caused me personally too much bother. ‘However, they shouldn’t be using that land as a traveller camp. We don’t know where it’ll end, are more families going to turn up? The picturesque village of Little Hadham is located close to the River Ash, and has a population of just over a thousand residents The travellers themselves told MailOnline that they intend to stay on the land – split into around 10 plots each with three caravans parked there – permanently ‘I’ve no idea how long they are going to be here for. It could take years to get them off. The last thing we need is another Dale Farm springing up.’ Another villager said: ‘We’ve tried to be friendly with them and to be fair they’ve been very civil back but the fact remains they shouldn’t be on that land. ‘If I built a house for my son for example without planning permission, I’d have to take it down. ‘There’s no reason why they should be able to get away with it.’ The travellers themselves told MailOnline that they intend to stay on the land – split into around 10 plots each with three caravans parked there – permanently. A male traveller said there were ten families living on the site comprising no more than 35 people (pictured: A sign for the village of Little Hadham) They say they are now planning on laying down roots in the area contacting local schools and establishing a community in the well-heeled village near Bishops Stortford. As aerial images show, the group have gravelled and fenced off part of the land off Chapel Lane and parked around 25 caravans without planning permission. A male traveller said there were ten families living on the site comprising no more than 35 people. He said: ‘We came here from Colchester in Essex. Before that we were on a caravan site in Ipswich but there was a murder there and we didn’t feel safe. ‘I know people are upset that we’ve moved onto agricultural land but we’re travellers, we live in caravans which we have to put somewhere. ‘We don’t want to live in houses. This is how we’ve always been and the reason we live together as a community is that if we lived alone we’d be victimised. ‘Everyone will now blame everything that goes on around here on us but it’s not true. ‘We bought the land exactly as it is now. The road was made for us before we moved on. ‘We’ve no plans for anyone else to live here. There’s 10 families living on site so about 30-35 people and that’ll be it. ‘All we’re going to do is put hedges up at the front and back to get a little privacy.’ The picturesque village of Little Hadham is located close to the River Ash, and has a population of just over a thousand residents. The travellers have submitted planning permission to change the use of land to a travellers camp It has a monthly farmers market, post office and two local pubs, called the Nag's Head and the Bull Inn, and is known as a popular area for walkers looking to take in views of the countryside. The travellers have submitted planning permission to change the use of land to a travellers camp. It had previously been a field where animals grazed and the local council has issued an injunction banning development of the site. The East Herts council say they were made aware of 'unauthorised' work taking place there. Their website stated: 'Our officers went down to the site on the same day and issued a stop notice to prevent any further work from taking place. 'On Saturday (20/4) we instructed a barrister to obtain a high court mandatory injunction because the unauthorised work had not stopped. 'The injunction was granted and served on site the same day. 'Unfortunately, the defendants have not complied with the terms of the injunction. 'The council is doing everything it can, through the correct legal procedures, to try and stop unauthorised works taking place. 'We will continue work to get the situation resolved.' 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