Court to rule on Dale Farm site

22 September 2011 Last updated at 20:47 ET

Many of the travellers are said to be scared about the future

The High Court is to decide later whether residents can be evicted from the UK’s largest illegal travellers’ .

Basildon Council is hoping to overturn an injunction won by residents of Dale Farm in Essex stopping the clearance.

The council said it had complied with Monday’s court ruling requiring it to give residents a plot-by-plot breakdown of how it plans to clear the .

The Royal Courts of Justice hearing is due to begin at 11:00 BST.

A number of travellers who had left the have returned since the court ruling.

On Thursday, a supporter of the Dale Farm residents, Jenny Clapham, said many of the travellers were scared about the future.

‘Blatant disregard’

She said: “Obviously it’s nice to be back in what they feel are their homes, and the kids are out playing again with each other, but there is still a lot of fear.

“There’s some optimism and some good news going round about the court tomorrow but we can’t be certain.”

A Basildon Council spokesman said there was no council presence on the , it had complied with the conditions of the injunction and was awaiting the outcome of the hearing on Friday.

Council leader Tony Ball said previously he was “extremely disappointed” the travellers had returned and that much of the barricade at the gate remained.

“The fact that this main barricade has not yet been removed, and is unlikely to be, shows a blatant disregard for the law and the obligations of the injunction,” he said.

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