REPETITIVE CASES: BEARD v. the United Kingdom; CHAPMAN v. the United Kingdom; COSTER v. the United Kingdom; SMITH v. the United Kingdom; and LEE v. the United Kingdom.
RELATED CASE: CHAPMAN v. THE UNITED KINGDOM (Application no. 27238/95)
The applicants complain that measures taken against them in enforcement of planning measures in respect of occupation of their own land in their caravans violate Articles 8 (right to respect for private and family life) and 14 (prohibition of discrimination) of the European Convention on Human Rights. All the applicants save the Beard family argue that these measures also interfere with the peaceful enjoyment of their land contrary to Article 1 of Protocol No. 1. Sally Chapman and Jane Smith complain under Article 6 (right to a fair trial) that there is no effective access to court to appeal against the planning and enforcement decisions of the authorities. The Coster family, Jane Smith and Thomas Lee also invoke Article 2 of Protocol No. 1 (right to education), alleging that the measures of enforcement deprived their children or grandchildren of an education.
The Court held that there has been no violation of Article 8 of the Convention and Article 14 of the Convention.
