Enforcement officers have today cleared a homeless encampment at Hyde Park Corner following a court order obtained by Transport for London.
The operation marks the fourth time in twelve months that authorities have dismantled camps at the prime central London location.
Bailiffs arrived this afternoon to execute the possession order, requiring occupants to dismantle their makeshift dwellings and vacate the site.
Officers, some wearing protective vests, supervised as residents packed their belongings and took down tarpaulin structures.
The temporary encampment was in an area known as 'Billionaire's Row'GB NewsThe encampment, situated opposite The Dorchester hotel on Park Lane, had grown significantly in recent months. At its peak, up to 100 people were reportedly living at the site.
Dramatic scenes unfolded as groups of people were forced to dismantle their temporary homes whilst bailiffs watched on. Occupants hauled grubby mattresses and packed their possessions into bulging bags and suitcases.
Some enforcement officers appeared to assist residents in taking down their tents. The clearance operation saw dwellings made from tarpaulin sheeting torn down under supervision.
Transport for London, which owns the land, had applied for the possession order to retake control of the site.
The eviction follows months of complaints about the encampment, which had become increasingly visible at the busy junction near Hyde Park, Marble Arch and Oxford Street.
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One resident, whose neighbours include former Prime Minister Tony Blair and former Phones 4U chief John Caudwell, expressed frustration to reporters last year.
"What must tourists think when they see this?" he said. "They get onto their open top buses to see Buckingham Palace, Big Ben and all that. And then they come to Park Lane and see this - what must they think?"
Local residents had reported witnessing people drinking at 7am and using Hyde Park's shrubberies as toilets. The encampment sat just yards from an Aston Martin showroom and prestigious hotels including the Beaumont, the Hyatt Regency and the Connaught.
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Many camp occupants had previously claimed they arrived in the UK on temporary visas seeking work to support families back home.
Last year, a self-appointed spokesman told reporters: "We don't have any money [to go anywhere else]. We will just stay here until we can find something."
Westminster City Council welcomed today's clearance, with a spokesman stating: "We've always said that the central reservation of Park Lane is not a safe place for anybody to live and the anti-social behaviour associated with this encampment was unacceptable."