In 2008, the council temporarily placed the gypsy family in nearby Cefn Cantref, but it did so without planning permission from Brecon Beacons National Park and it accused the council of a "flagrant disregard of planning policy".
BBC: Brecon gypsy site land compulsorily purchased
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An application by the council to extend the family's stay at Cefn Cantref until April 2012 was turned down by the national park in 2010, but an appeal against the decision was upheld by the planning inspectorate.
BBC: Brecon gypsy site land compulsorily purchased