NSDC Unlawful Development Update

Newark and Sherwood District Council have posted the following update on their website.

Latest update as of Wednesday 7 May 2025: Today (7 May 2025), the District Council returned to court to seek an extension to the injunction previously obtained on land at Weston. The extension must be heard in court to give those on the site a right to reply to our initial injunction. At court today, those on the land at Weston argued that we were too harsh with our initial injunction however, the judge felt otherwise and ruled in the District Council’s favour, extending the injunction until December 2026.

The terms within the injunction mean that there is a maximum cap of 42 caravans and motor homes on the site. Further a list of all persons living on the site must be provided to the courts within two weeks. This gives us, and the court, absolute clarity on who is living on the site and ensures that no one else moves into these 42 caravans and motor homes. The injunction does not require the removal of the site, but it does restrict any further works until such time as the enforcement appeal is decided.

The District Council will continue to prepare its defence for this appeal and will keep residents informed. We are now in the hands of the Planning Inspectorate as to when this will happen. In our experience, this could take some time, but we will continue to push for this to happen as soon as possible. This remains an incredibly challenging situation, and it is completely understandable that residents, like us too, are frustrated and concerned with what has happened. We will continue to monitor the site given that breaching an injunction is a very serious matter.

A copy of the updated Order is available here: Weston Injunction Order 07.05.25 (PDF File, 110kb)