In the UK the courts have give permission for the local government to evict up to 400 travellers from a plot that they own. The plot of land is a brownfield site, but it is also located in the rural-urban fringe. The council wants to evict the travellers for failing to get proper planning permission.

This is an interesting story in terms of the debate about developments on brownfield sites and the rural-urban fringe.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-14983284