‘Armed threats to a lollipop lady, attack dogs left to roam wild, locals terrified’: Traveler labeled ‘worse than a pig’ and deported from New Zealand is now sparking outrage in the Lincolnshire countryside (after demanding people to PAY HIM to leave his last village) )
A notorious traveler whose unruly family was deported from an overseas holiday and allegedly terrorized neighbors in the UK is now accused of intimidating locals in another part of the country.
Patrick Doran and his clan were dubbed the ‘holidaymakers from hell’ after they were kicked out of New Zealand for threatening people, stealing from a petrol station and refusing to pay for food.
As previously revealed by the Mail, residents of rural Worcestershire later claimed he demanded a six-figure sum to leave the area or force residents to face years of anti-social behavior and collapsing house prices.
Mr Doran, who describes himself as an Irish traveler in his early thirties, is now inundated with claims of threatening behavior towards residents at his current Lincolnshire residence. He strongly denies the allegations.
He uses the name Alan Gray, which also appears on a planning application submitted to the council requesting that the use of pasture land he purchased in Stickney be converted into a ‘Gypsy/Traveller Site’ with nearly 30 pitches for mobile homes and touring caravans .
Relatives of the Doran family buy up plots of land in Dough Bank and Astley Burf and try to sell the land at high prices to angry residents. In the photo: Patrick Dolan
Aerial view of land purchased by Patrick Doran in the village of Stickney in Lincolnshire
General view of land purchased by the Doran Dough Bank family of travellers, Worcestershire in 2019
The three-hectare site is already being developed without permission, with several mobile homes, partially completed buildings, heavy machinery and vehicles.
Locals in the village – none of whom wanted to be identified for fear of reprisals – confirmed a photo of Mr Doran taken by the Mail in Worcestershire four years ago which showed the man now in a different name in lived in the area.
Neighbors of Mr Doran refused to speak to the Mail.
Other villagers accused him of a list of threatening and anti-social behaviour. Several mighty Belgian Malinois dogs on Mr. Doran’s land are allowed to roam in the wild, they said. There are also reports of loud barbecues with large bonfires producing thick, acrid smoke.
Several people reported threats to a lollipop lady who snapped a photo of his car as he parked on double yellow lines at a crosswalk.
“Alan Gray put his fingers to the side of his head and mimicked a gun,” someone said. A source familiar with the Stickney case said: ‘When he bought the land he now stands on everyone assumed it would continue to be used for storage and grazing. Instead, he started building on it illegally.
Patrick Doran and his clan were dubbed the ‘holidaymakers from hell’ after they were kicked out of New Zealand for threatening people, stealing from a petrol station and refusing to pay for food
The family was at the center of a storm after littering New Zealand’s Takapuna Beach and assaulting a local woman
Discrimination: Patrick Doran (pictured) has previously claimed his family was treated differently because they came from the traveling community
“He also threatens people in the neighborhood.” Lincolnshire Police confirmed that complaints had been received and were investigating. A council source said: “All the hard ground he put down means water is running off his land and causing flooding. There is also a septic tank that leaks into a ditch outside.’
The planning application submitted to East Lindsey District Council by ‘Alan Gray’ on 11 July outlines plans for a hardstanding for seven mobile homes and up to 20 touring caravans, plus a wash block and day area.
Another resident said: ‘Right now there is a chalet where he lives with his wife and his four boys, who are all under 12. There were three other mobile homes for foreign workers, but they were moved after the planning application came in. two brick and breeze block buildings – one as a small bungalow and the other as an unfinished toilet block.
“If he gets the building permit he wants, dozens of people can live there.”
Vehicles have been spotted at the site, including a van liveried for East Lindsey Paving, a company Mr Doran runs, as well as dump trucks and excavators.
Locals have seen him driving several expensive cars, including a black BMW X5 and a Mitsubishi L200. The Dorans were labeled ‘garbage’ and ‘worse than pigs’ by Auckland’s mayor when they were evicted from New Zealand in January 2019. Investigations by the Mail later that year revealed that land outside the village of Ombersley in Worcestershire was for sale for £60,000 had been purchased by Mr Doran.
He ignored a Wychavon District Council ruling that he was not allowed to build on the land, building a bungalow instead and then applied for a retroactive application.
A legal battle ended with the planning inspectorate backing him, although the site was restricted to two caravans.
However, five caravans appeared, along with human waste on nearby trails and a rickety 10-foot wall. The local pub banned female members from marching to their toilets in dressing gowns to wash.
Residents said they were informed by Mr Doran that if they clubbed all 20 together and paid £30,000 each – a total of £600,000 – he would move elsewhere. Two years ago, a caravan on the plot was set on fire.
Some members of the Doran clan, pictured here on their return to Heathrow, attempted to shield their faces at Terminal 3 in January 2019. Larry (face facing camera) told a photographer, ‘I’ll break your bones. I’ll break your camera’
Larry (left) and Joe Doran (right) drinking Red Bull energy drinks on their return to the UK from New Zealand
The site is now vacant and listed for sale for an undisclosed amount on a website used by gypsies and travelers. Christopher Day, the Wychavon District Councilor representing the ward, said: ‘I, along with all residents, look forward to a continued peaceful occupation of a beautiful part of Worcestershire.’
When contacted by the Mail, Mr Doran claimed that the East Lindsey district council in Lincolnshire had offered ‘a transit site (a plot of land for travellers’ use)’ so that he and his family could ‘live there in peace’ – a claim that flatly rejected by the municipality. Informed of the claims against him, he denied them and complained, “You are destroying my business.” You’re destroying my life.’
A spokesman for East Lindsey District Council said: ‘The council has not told Mr Gray that the land can be offered to him for use as a transit site, nor has it received permission for any work that has taken place there.
“An application for the site was submitted on July 11. However, it is currently invalid and more information is needed before it can be determined.
“The Planning Enforcement team also has an ongoing enforcement case for the site.” Lincolnshire Police confirmed complaints had been made against Mr Doran, saying: ‘We are aware of this and the investigation is ongoing.’