One of the key factors in the decision to withdraw was the potential cost of the pending court case. There was a real danger that they might lose the case and named people would then have had to pay legal costs. Additionally, the campers "make no attempt to hide the fact that the past six months of the protest have been hard work to maintain and we are not a little bit tired, many have had to take a break and that has reduced numbers and put more pressure on those remaining, along with the pressure of the court case sapping motivation. Therefore a break and some recuperation was not only needed but well deserved."

Despite the decision to withdraw, this is not the end of Occupy Nottingham. The group have "decided to use a short break to regroup, plan our next actions and reorganise before we take the campaign mobile, there are many people who are still not aware fully of the issues we are facing, or even of Occupy Nottingham. There are many more places and towns that we could and will visit now, and aim to take our protest throughout the Shire and even to support groups in other Citys."