Town and Village Green (TVG) status can be a concern for land promoters and developers when they are considering redevelopment.
People often think of open land and fields as being at risk of TVG status, however, the recent Supreme Court case of TW Logistics Ltd v Essex County Council and another makes it clear that any land, in this case, a concrete Quayside used by locals for sport, dog walking, and general recreation uses, can be designated as TVG provided the requisite use as of right can be evidenced.
Detailed due diligence and site visits will assist in determining whether a TVG registration could be possible either now or in the future, and how this may impact development proposals.
Supreme Court judges Lord Sales and Lord Burrows said the phrase village green "conjures up an image of the archetypal village green with its area of grass" - but that this 'green' was a 200 sq m (2,153 sq ft) area of concrete in a working port, where HGVs are driven.
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