ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the way in which the reciprocal relationship of laterals can affect the planning of land resources within each. Plans for the use of land resources within a proprietary land unit take their cue from the motive which prompts the holder of the unit to have and to hold it. The chapter classifies the laterals as ‘contiguous’ and ‘proximate’; the former category to include units which are truly contiguous with each other and the second category to include those which are nearby each other but not contiguous. It shows how the relationship of laterals affects the physical attributes of proprietary land units on the one hand and the abstract attributes on the other. The shared services of a land resource which has a special function to perform, like a watercourse, may be a cause of conflict between two or more proprietary land units.
