Information Note on the Court’s case-law 25

December 2000

Varey v. the United Kingdom [GC] - 26662/95

Judgment 21.12.2000 [GC]

Article 8

Article 8-1

Respect for home

Refusal of application by gypsies for planning permission for residential caravan on land owned by them: friendly settlement

The applicants are gypsies who were refused planning permission to station a residential caravan on land which they had acqui red. The first applicant was convicted of failing to comply with an enforcement notice and the applicants eventually had to move elsewhere.

The parties have reached a friendly settlement providing for payment to the applicants of compensation of £60,000 (G BP) plus costs.

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