Hertfordshire County Council v Secretary of State for the Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs: CA 14 Dec 2006

The court considered the extinguishment of footpaths after provision had been made voluntarily for alternative footpaths.
Held: A footpath should not be extinguished until the new footpath had been designated. Such arrangements should not be left contingent on uncertain future events.

Judges:

Lord Justice Ward, Lord Justice Wall and Lord Justice Richards

Citations:

[2006] EWCA Civ 1718, Times 12-Jan-2007

Links:

Bailii

Statutes:

Highways Act 1980

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Land

Updated: 22 October 2022; Ref: scu.247351