Redbridge London Borough Council v Jaques: 1970

An authority cannot authorise an unlawful restriction on the use of land subject to a public right of way.

Judges:

Lord Parker CJ

Citations:

[1970] 1 WLR 1604

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedHerrick and Another v Kidner and Another Admn 17-Feb-2010
Psychological Obstruction to Public Footpath
A public footpath crossed the appellants’ land. They constructed a gateway across it which they now accepted had been a significant obstruction of the right of way. The local authority served a notice requiring its removal, including the stone . .
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Land

Updated: 25 November 2022; Ref: scu.401661