Footpaths
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Powell and another v Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and another
Footpath modification order – Procedural fairness
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R (on the application of Governors of Hockerill College) v Hertfordshire County Council
Public right of way – Special extinguishment order (SEO) – Claimant applying for SEO on footpath crossing school grounds – Defendants resolving not to make order – Claimant applying for…
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R (on the application of Ramblers Association) v Secretary of State for Defence
Footpaths -Stopping-up order
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R (on the application of Ramblers Association) v Secretary of State for Defence
Footpath — Stopping-up order — Sections 16 and 17 of Defence Act 1842 — Whether defendant empowered to make order in respect of land not in process of being acquired…
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Bird and another v Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Public right of way – Presumption of dedication by reason of 20 years’ use – Section 31(1) of Highways Act 1980 – Rebuttal of presumption by evidence of intention not…
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R (on the application of Norfolk County Council) v Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Public footpath — Conflicting position of footpath on definitive map and statement — Order modifying definitive map — Inspector refusing to confirm order — Whether definitive map or statement taking…
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Darby v First Secretary of State
Claimant owning land with right of way — Claimant encouraging use of farm track as alternative to existing right of way — Whether claimant’s actions giving rise to additional right…
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R (on the application of Hargrave and another) v Stroud District Council
Footpath — Diversion — Confirmation — Appellants applying for footpath diversion order — Council making order — Objections raised — Council rejecting application instead of referring order to Secretary of…
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R (on the application of Hargrave and another) v Stroud District Council
Claimants applying to council for order diverting footpath – Objections raised to council’s resolution to make order – Council not referring application to Secretary of State – Application failing -…
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R v Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, ex parte Gloucestershire County Council
Part of footpath destroyed – Council making extinguishment order in respect of footpath – Objections to order – Inquiry held – Inspector finding footpath moving with river bank and public…
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National Trust v Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions
County council making modification order adding public footpath to definitive map – Inspector confirming order – Applicant seeking to quash order – Whether inspector adopting wrong approach – Highways Act…