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100			_aBerry, J.
245		4	_aThe murky ground of village greens
260			_c2004
490			_aEstates Gazette _v(0402) 10 January 2004, 84-86(2)
520			_aOutlines the complex legal framework for the registration of town and village greens under the Commons Registration Act 1965. Examines how the courts have dealt with applications for registration of village greens. Refers extensively to case law throughout. "R v Oxfordshire CC ex p Sunningwell Parish Council" (HL, Abs60977) opened the floodgate from last resort applications to prevent development and although "R v Sunderland CC ex p Beresford" ([2003] UKHL 60, Abs67285) found in favour of registration, the case highlights the difficulties which landowners can face when opposing such applications. Discusses "Beresford" in some depth highlighting its implications for landowners and property developers. "R v Buckinghamshire CC and another ex p Laing Homes Ltd" ([2003] EWHC 1578, Abs67014) found in favour of the developer Laing dismissing the users claim that they had use of the land as of right. "R v South Gloucestershire DC ex p Cheltenham Builders" ([2003] EWHC 2803 (Admin), [2004] JPL 975) quashed registration on grounds of user, fairness and locality. "R v Staffordshire CC ex p Alfred McAlpine Homes Ltd" [2002] EWHC 86 (Admin), [2002] 2 PLR 1) held that as few as six local inhabitants constituted a significant number to signify use in general by inhabitants of the community.
590			_aABS
650			_aVILLAGE GREENS
650			_aTOWN GREENS
650			_aLAW OF COMMONS
650			_aCOMMONS REGISTRATION ACT 1965
650			_aR V OXFORDSHIRE CC AND ANOTHER EX P SUNNINGWELL PARISH COUNCIL
650			_aR V SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL EX P BERESFORD
650			_aR V SUFFOLK CC EX P STEED AND ANOTHER
650			_aR V BUCKINGHAMSHIRE CC AND ANOTHER EX P LAING HOMES LTD
650			_aR V SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE DC EX P CHELTENHAM BUILDERS LTD
650			_aR V STAFFORDSHIRE CC EX P ALFRED MCALPINE HOMES LTD
650			_aOPEN SPACES
690			_aPROPERTY
700			_aCawley, E.
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