Waverley Borough Council v Hilden: 1988

The local authority sought to use its powers under the Act to enforce planning control over gypsies.

Citations:

[1988] 1 WLR 246

Statutes:

Local Government Act 1972 222

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedWrexham County Borough Council v Berry; South Buckinghamshire District Council v Porter and another; Chichester District Council v Searle and others HL 22-May-2003
The appellants challenged the refusal to grant them injunctions to prevent Roma parking caravans on land they had purchased.
Held: Parliament had given to local authorities exclusive jurisdiction on matters of planning policy, but when an . .
CitedHambleton District Council v Bird CA 1995
The local authority sought an injunction to restrain the respondent Gypsies from use of land they owned, for residential caravans. The Gypsies had used the site, in breach of planning control, for a number of years. The judge had refused an . .
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Planning

Updated: 06 December 2022; Ref: scu.182490