Runnymede Borough Council v Smith: 1986

The section provided protection even for caravans which had come on to the site with knowledge of the stop notice, and an injunction was refused on these grounds.

Citations:

[1986] JPEL 592

Statutes:

Town and Country (Amendment) Act 1971 90(2)(b)

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedWilson v Wychavon District Council and Another Admn 20-Dec-2005
The claimant complained that the law which protected an occupier of a dwelling house from a temporary stop notice did not apply to those living in caravans, and that this was discriminatory.
Held: The claim failed. ‘usually a change of use of . .
CitedWilson, Regina (on the Application of) v Wychavon District Council and Another CA 6-Feb-2007
The claimants said that an enforcement notice issued against them under a law which would prevent such a notice against the use of a building as a dwelling, but not against use of a caravan as a dwelling, discriminated against them as gypsies.
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.

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Updated: 01 December 2022; Ref: scu.237731