A council is failing to evict travellers who have occupied a field after it emerged they concreted the land without planning permission. A High Court injunction banning travellers from occupying the site is reported to have been obtained, but enforcement has not taken place.
The council says the delay is linked to the timing of the High Court process rather than any decision to allow the occupation to continue. Other reporting raises criticism that the council should have acted more promptly to enforce the injunction. The coverage also characterises the activity as a “land grab” and highlights that the site work took place during a bank holiday period, suggesting a planned use of the land.
While accounts focus on the council’s enforcement actions and the travellers’ preparation of the site, they largely align on the central timeline: unauthorised development occurs on the field, a High Court injunction is secured, and the subsequent eviction is delayed, with the council pointing to court-related timing. The dispute therefore centers on enforcement delays following a court order rather than the existence of the injunction itself.
