Legal fight against homes between protected commons – BBC News
‘A group of people have launched a legal challenge against plans to build homes on land between two protected commons.’
BBC News, 4th December 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: commons
Wild camping legal challenge goes to Supreme Court – BBC News
‘A long-running legal challenge over the right to wild camp on Dartmoor is being heard at the Supreme Court in London.’
BBC News, 8th October 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Exchange of Land – Local Government Lawyer
‘Edward Cousins discusses the enactment of the Commons Act 2006, the introduction of comprehensive systems for the exchange of common land, and recent caselaw.’
Local Government Lawyer, 23rd February 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Wild camping allowed on Dartmoor again after court appeal succeeds – The Guardian
‘Wild camping is once again allowed on Dartmoor after the national park won a successful appeal against a ruling in a case brought by a wealthy landowner.’
The Guardian, 31st July 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Right to wild camp in England lost in Dartmoor court case – The Guardian
‘The right to wild camp in England and Wales has been lost, after a wealthy landowner successfully brought a case against Dartmoor national park, the last place it was possible without seeking permission.’
The Guardian, 13th January 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Claimants say Government sewage overflow plan contrary to ancient common law rights in pre-action letter – Local Government Lawyer
‘A surfer and an oyster supplier have joined with the Good Law Project to threaten a judicial review of a Government plan they argue will allow the discharge of untreated sewage into water bodies to continue for decades, breaching their “ancient” common law rights under the Public Trust Doctrine (PTD).’
Local Government Lawyer, 31st October 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Corfe Mullen campaigners lose six-year battle over woodland – BBC News
‘A group of villagers has lost a six-year battle with a landowner over public access to a woodland.’
BBC News, 13th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Case Comment: T W Logistics Ltd v Essex County Council & another [2021] UKSC 4 – UKSC Blog
‘In this post, Jessica Eaton, who is a trainee solicitor at CMS, comments on the unanimous decision handed down in February 2021 by the UK Supreme Court in the case of TW Logistics Ltd v Essex County Council and Anor [2021] UKSC 4.’
UKSC Blog, 2nd March 2021
Source: ukscblog.com
Supreme Court’s village green ruling leaves uncertainties – Law Society’s Gazette
‘A Supreme Court ruling on the status of privately owned land classified as a town or village green (TVG) does not clear up a fundamental general principle, a planning expert has said. The ruling in T W Logistics Ltd v Essex County Council and Ian Tucker, rejected a landowner’s appeal against the registration of a piece of land.’
Law Society's Gazette, 15th February 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Supreme Court upholds registration of land in working port as town and village green – Local Government Lawyer
‘An area of concrete in a working commercial port was validly registered by a county council as a town and village green, the Supreme Court has ruled.’
Local Government Lawyer, 12th February 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
New Judgment: TW Logistics Ltd v Essex County Council & Anor [2021] UKSC 4 – UKSC Blog
‘This case concerns the registration of land as a town and village green. The use of the phrase “town or village green” (“TVG”) conjures up a bucolic image of an area of grass where local inhabitants can walk and play. However, the land in this case is an area of concrete (the “Land”) in a working commercial port. The question for the Supreme Court is, has the Land been validly registered as a TVG?’
UKSC Blog, 12th February 2021
Source: ukscblog.com
County council wins High Court appeal over deregistration of common land – Local Government Lawyer
‘Hampshire County Council has won an appeal over an inspector’s decision to deregister as common land an area where an airport is located.’
Local Government Lawyer, 23rd April 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Statutory incompatibility following historic NHS win in Supreme Court – Exchange Chambers
‘Bill Hanbury, Head of the Property Department at Exchange Chambers, explains the importance of the recent Supreme Court decision in R (on the application of Lancashire County Council) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and another (Respondents) and R (on the application of NHS Property Services Ltd) (Appellant) v Surrey County Council and another (Respondents) [2019] UKSC 58. In this article, he explains why it is important to those clients who are public bodies facing hostile town and village green (TVG) applications.’
Exchange Chambers, 28th January 2020
Source: www.exchangechambers.co.uk
‘ “Village green” ’ land at risk after ruling by supreme court – The Guardian
‘Decision on Moorside Fields in Lancaster makes it harder to stop public space being developed.’
The Guardian, 14th December 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Supreme Court allows appeals by land-owning public bodies in dispute over statutory incompatibility and village green registration – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Supreme Court has by a 3-2 majority allowed appeals by Lancashire County Council and NHS Property Services over whether statutory incompatibility defeats an application to register land as a town or village green where the land is held by the public authority for statutory purposes.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th December 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Court of Appeal hands down ruling on village greens and ‘trigger events’ – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Court of Appeal has rejected an appeal by a local authority in a key ruling on the trigger events that suspend the registration of village greens.’
Local Government Lawyer, 22nd May 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Council takes 10 years not to make a decision on village green status – The Guardian
‘Ombudsman orders Cornwall to pay compensation over locals’ plan for land near Saltash.’
The Guardian, 25th April 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Supreme Court to hear key case on village greens and public authority land – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Supreme Court has agreed to hear conjoined cases over village greens, public authority-owned land and the concept of ‘statutory incompatibility’, it has been reported.’
Local Government Lawyer, 5th November 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
