towns and village greens

Question 1

what is tragedy of the commons

Answer 1

tragedy of the commons refers to increasing number of people using a resource which then leads to overusing a material and the extinction of the material.

Question 2

if land is registered as a village green what is the consequences to the land owner

Answer 2

the land owner cannot expand or build on the land if it effects the recreational use of the local community

Question 3

how long is a prescriptive right

Answer 3

20 years

Question 4

what does section of what act talks about the registration of a village green?

Answer 4

section 15 of the commons act 2006

Question 5

what does section 15 of the commons act state

Answer 5

significant number of inhabitants of the locality or neighbourhood

indulge in as of right sports or pastimes on the land

for a period of 20 years.

Question 6

what case explains section 15 of the commons act 2006

Answer 6

sunning well

Question 7

what does as of right mean

Answer 7

without force, stealth or permission.

Question 8

what does without force stealth or permission mean in latin.

Answer 8

nec vi, nec clam , nec precario

Question 9

how long do actions have to be as of right for to be granted village green

Answer 9

20 years

Question 10

do cases tend to go in favour of local or land owners

Answer 10

local community

Question 11

name me 4 cases concerning town and village greens

Answer 11

1- sunning well
2- beresford
3- oxfordshire
4- Redcar

Question 12

facts of the case in sunning well

Answer 12

land near a church glebe was used by local community for sport and pastimes as of right for 20 years. the landowner wanted to build on the land but couldn’t due to it being registered as a village green.

Question 13

legal issue in the case Beresford

Answer 13

the landowner installing benches and mowing the grass did not amount to communicating permission

Question 14

legal issue in Oxfordshire

Answer 14

once a land is registered as a village green it creates new rights