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Local authority may lease open space under LGA 1972 s123 without s122 appropriation, freeing PHA 1875 trusts; proceeds may go to general fund: R (Wilkinson) v Enfield (England and Wales)

Published on: 02 July 2024

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Wilkinson, R (On the Application Of) v London Borough of Enfield [2024] EWHC 1193 (Admin)

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The practical consequences are that principal local authorities holding title to parkland within their districts and in their area on long leases, which are held on statutory trusts for public recreation for the enjoyment of the public, also possess broad powers under LGA 1972, Pt VII to grant leases to companies and may dispose of such land under LGA 1972, released from statutory trusts under PHA 1875. Moreover, local authorities are not constrained in how they apply any receipts from entering into those leases, are under no duty whatsoever to re-invest the proceeds in the remainder of a particular park or in other parks locally, and may instead transfer the monies to their general funds. Given the financial position of many principal local authorities, they might be inclined, following the Enfield ruling, to ‘sell off’ substantial sections of public parks that fall within these statutory powers in order to bolster and thereby increase their funds...

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