The second edition of this accessible book is a single up-to-date reference work which deals with a broad range of public and private law topics which directly impact on the use and development of land. Easements and profits, wayleaves, restrictive covenants, public rights of way, town and village greens, assets of community value, planning enforcement, and trees and hedgerows are all covered. This updated edition includes a number of significant cases such as:
Easements: Regency Villas Ltd v Diamond Resorts (Europe) Ltd [2018] UKSC 57 (a case discussing the four essential requirements of an easement), together with some cases on prescription (Hughes v Benefice of Frampton-on-Severn, Arlingham, Saul, Fretherne & Framilode [2021] UKUT 184 (LC)Town and village greens: TW Logistics Ltd v Essex County Council [2021] AC 1050 (which discusses the post-registration rights of a landowner and the interplay with the so-called ‘Victorian Statutes’), andR (Bellway Homes Ltd) v Kent County Council [2022] EWHC 2593 (which discusses the trigger events under s.15C of the Commons Act 2006).
• Public rights of way: