2. D must use land for non natural purpose

• what case defines land being used for a non natural purpose?

  Rickards v Lothian
• What is the definition of land being used for a non natural purpose according to rickards v Lothian?

  some special use bringing with it increased danger to others and must not merely be the ordinary use or such a use as is proper for the general benefit of the community
• what is the signfificance of the case of Cambridge water v ELC?

  It shows how industrial use of land is unnatural
• what case shows how industrial use of land is unnatural?

  Cambridge water v ELC
• Storage of things associated with the domestic see of land will normally not be classed as non natural, even though they may be potentially hazardous- so the following have been decided by the courts as being normal uses of land:

  • A fire in a grate which spread to the claimant's premises
  • Defective electric wiring that caused a fire that spread to the claimant's premises
  • A domestic water supply
• what is the signifcance of the case of Cambridge water Co v ELC in terms of what amounts to a natural use of the land?

  It shows that the storage of chemicals in a factory is an unnatural use of the land. Additionally, just because the activity in progress was an important source of local employment, it doesn't make the storage of chemicals a natural use of land.
• Which case shows that the storage of chemicals in a factory is an unnatural use of the land. Additionally, just because the activity in progress was an important source of local employment, it doesn't make the storage of chemicals a natural use of land?

  Cambridge water v Eastern counties leather (ECL)