Recent news on skateboarders applying to register the Southbank undercroft as a village green (frustrating redevelopment plans if they do) and the recent registration of a beach as common land show how unlikely areas used for recreation can gain legal protection. Here we update on the most recent cases – the trend of decisions favouring … Continue Reading
We have previously posted on the potential pitfalls for developers arising because of Commons legislation. No developer of land historically used for leisure activities by the public can afford to ignore the risks of commons registration, as the Courts are currently interpreting the legislation in favour of the users of the land (not the owners). A … Continue Reading
Since we posted on the effects of The Commons Act 2006 back in June 2009 there have been three cases. Many land owners will now find it harder to resist an application for registration of land as a town or village green and will have to live with the restrictions that registration creates. The recent … Continue Reading
