Leeds Group Plc v Leeds City Council: ChD 21 Apr 2010

Application had been made to the defendant to register as a common land belonging in part to the claimant and in part to the defendant. The claimant objected to the registration. The defendant did not.

Judges:

Behrens J

Citations:

[2010] EWHC 810 (Ch), [2010] NPC 47

Links:

Bailii

Statutes:

Commons Registration Act 1965 13(b), Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, Commons Registration (New Land) Regulations 1969

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Citing:

CitedRegina v Suffolk County Council Ex Parte Steed and Steed Admn 1995
Judicial review was sought of the Council’s decision to refuse to register a park as a Town or Village Green.
Held: Carnwath J looked at the procedure to be followed by a council receiving an application for registration of commons right: ‘it . .
CitedCorner House Research, Regina (on the Application of) v Secretary of State for Trade and Industry CA 1-Mar-2005
The applicant sought to bring an action to challenge new rules on approval of export credit guarantees. The company was non-profit and founded to support investigation of bribery. It had applied for a protected costs order to support the . .

Cited by:

Appeal fromLeeds Group Plc v Leeds City Council CA 20-Dec-2010
The claimant appealed against refusal of its challenge to an order declaring part its land to be a town or village green.
Held: The term ‘neighbourhood within any locality’ in section 22(1A) can mean a singular neighbourhood or more than one . .
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Updated: 27 September 2022; Ref: scu.408581