Tendring District Council & Ors v Persons Unknown [2016] EWHC 2050 (QB) (04 August 2016)

Tendring District Council & Ors v Persons Unknown [2016] EWHC 2050 (QB) (04 August 2016)

The evidence did not establish that existing statutory powers were inadequate or that an injunction was necessary or proportionate. The application was not truly based on public safety or national security, and the proposed injunction risked setting a precedent for routine use at public events. The judge declined to grant the injunction.

Citation
[2016] EWHC 2050
Parties
Claimant: Tendring District Council; Claimant: Essex County Council; Claimant: Smith Farms (Clacton) Ltd; Claimant: West Cliff (Tendring) Trust; Claimant: Clacton-on-Sea Bowling Club; Defendant: Persons Unknown
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
04 August 2016
Procedural Posture
Injunction Application (interim) / Interim Application Hearing
Outcome
Injunction refused
Legal Topics
Injunctions, Trespass, Parking Control, Nuisance, Obstruction of Highway, Planning Control, Human Rights, Equality
Civil Procedure Property Law Public Law Injunctions Trespass Parking Control Nuisance Obstruction of Highway +3 more

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Parties

Tendring District Council

Claimant

Essex County Council

Claimant

Smith Farms (Clacton) Ltd

Claimant

West Cliff (Tendring) Trust

Claimant

Clacton-on-Sea Bowling Club

Claimant

Persons Unknown

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Injunction Application (interim) / Interim Application Hearing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether an injunction should be granted against persons unknown to prevent parking or placing campervans, mobile homes, caravans and tents on defined land and roads during the Clacton-on-Sea Airshow and related events.

Ratio Decidendi

The evidence did not establish that existing statutory powers were inadequate or that an injunction was necessary or proportionate. The application was not truly based on public safety or national security, and the proposed injunction risked setting a precedent for routine use at public events. The judge declined to grant the injunction.

Court Disposition

Injunction refused