The Open Spaces Society and members of Helredale Neighbourhood Council (HNC) in Whitby, North Yorkshire have welcomed the news that an application to register Helredale playing fields as a village green will be heard in the Supreme Court.
The application for a green was rejected by the Court of Appeal last October, having previously been rejected by the registration authority, North Yorkshire County Council, following a public inquiry.
The Court of Appeal ruled that because the land was acquired under the Housing Act 1936 it was not eligible for registration.
Viv Wright, secretary of HNC, said: ‘When we started this application over six years ago, we never dreamed that we would end up before the Supreme Court.
‘The outcome is likely to have a significant impact on village green applications in future. It raises an important area of law and we understand that there are a number of instances where inspectors are reserving their recommendations pending the result of our case, and a number of judicial reviews which have been stayed.’
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