Members advise and act for local authorities, developers and members of the public on the provision of new road infrastructure or the improvement, diversion or stopping-up of existing roads including obtaining planning permission under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, the Town and Country Planning General Regulations 1992, Development Consent Orders under the Planning Act 2008, Orders under the Highways Act 1990 and Orders under the Transport and Works Act 1992.
Members also advise and appear in compulsory purchase proceedings in connection with the provision of road infrastructure.
Members advise landowners, local authorities and members of the public on the dedication and use of public rights of way, for example, footpaths, byways or bridleways and advise and appear at public inquiries concerning the modification of rights of way including appeals to the Planning Inspectorate or in the High Court.
Members have also advised on ‘rights to roam’ on open access land including mountains, moors, heaths, downs, common land and land around the England Coast Path.
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For a form of words with pedigree going back to at least 1930 and generating judicial decisions on it within a couple of years from…
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Points for councils, vendors, purchasers and owners of adjacent land The recent decision of the High Court (Lieven J.) in The Open Spaces Society v…
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This case, although legally technical in nature, provides an interesting illustration of the way that the courts grapple with interpreting statutory powers in real-world situations….
