The claimant sought allocation of a pitch on a caravan site for gypsies. She appealed a refusal of the pitch, which had been made solely on the basis that she had already come onto the site and was trespassing at the time of the application.
Held: The council should weigh up the needs of the claimant, of the community in general, and the needs of other potential occupants who had behaved in an orderly way. Improper behaviour by the claimant might justify a lower priority, but was not itself conclusive.
Judges:
Justice Turner
Citations:
Times 29-Jan-2002, Gazette 06-Mar-2002
Housing
Updated: 12 May 2022; Ref: scu.167484
