An application was made under section 14 of the 1965 Act.
Held: The Town or Village Green registration was not justified. There was no evidence that rectification would be in any way unjust to the residents of Castleton, but a refusal to rectify would force economic loss on the landowners (who would otherwise be able to develop the land) without any possibility of compensation.
Judges:
Howarth J
Citations:
Unreported, 18 June 2004
Statutes:
Commons Registration Act 1965 14
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Paddico (267) Ltd v Kirklees Metropolitan Council and Others ChD 23-Jun-2011
The company sought the rectification of the register of village greens to remove an entry relating to its land, saying that the Council had not properly considered the need properly to identify the locality which was said to have enjoyed the rights . .
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Land
Updated: 25 November 2022; Ref: scu.441221
