WHO OWNS A FORESHORE?

Who owns the land between high and low tide? Can the Crown claim ownership of coastal land through adverse possession? What rights do the public really have to use beaches?

In this episode of the our miniseries ‘When Land Meets The Sea’, hosts Richard and Lizzie explore ownership of the foreshore and coastal land in England and Wales.

Drawing on cases including Blundell v Catterall (1821), Mark Andrew Roberts v Crown Estate Commissioners (2008) and Mark Andrew Robert v Swangrove Estates Ltd & Ors (2007), Richard examine’s the centuries-old legal principles that continue to shape our coastline today.