My Right of Way

In 2009 “off road” 4×4 vehicles and motorbikes started to try to drive through the Bradley’s Farmyard and dairy based upon advice of Kirklees Council. Attempts to stop them resulted in threats and eventually assault by angry drivers who claimed the route was public.  When questioned, the Council told the Bradleys that the Council had recorded, without notice, a public road through the middle of their small dairy farm in 1985. The Council said the Bradleys must let people through. This led to a David and Goliath battle involving two failed enforcement attempts by the…

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MASON v NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL I love this High Court Judgement. What a pity NCC don’t take more notice of it and actually learn from their mistakes. They could save public funds thousands of pounds!https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Ch/2004/B1.html

Examiner Live 20/11/19 A council has been accused of making “error after error” in an 11-year David and Goliath dispute over a Huddersfield farm track that may have cost taxpayers as much as £250,000.  Dairy farmers Angela and Edward Bradley say a narrow, single-lane track that runs across their land has no public access rights. Riders and walkers are allowed to use it if they have sought permission. Kirklees Council argued it is a public bridleway. Mr and Mrs Bradley, of Nether…

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The Kirklees High Court decision that finally Agreed with all the evidence that the Bradley’s had put in front of the council and inspectorate for eleven years proved that; Kirklees Council were WRONG The Rights of Way Officer was WRONG The Inspector Acting for the Secretary of State was WRONG This is just ONE example of ; Complete incompetence by those in authority. A Rights of way system no longer fit for purpose. Attempted deceit by Access groups. This was…

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The footpath in my garden has now been 100% free from any intrusion whatsoever since march 2017 after a long nightmare. My partner and I purchased a small piece of waste land at the bottom of our garden. We had never seen anyone using it as a path and it continued to be unused for over forty eight years. It was overgrown and did not go anywhere. It was a cul-de-sac due to previous development.  We cleared and planted this…

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(Recycled for the season) To be sung to the tune of ( on the first day of Christmas) In the FIRST of the emails the Council sent to me We’ll reply very soon you will see In the SECOND of the emails the Council sent to me Meeting for three. We’ll reply very soon you will see In the THIRD of the emails the Council sent to me We’re off on leave Meeting for three We’ll reply very soon you…

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The Possible thoughts of those who are told that they have historic rights to other people’s land or property that they lost 220 years ago. I think…….I forgot I had something……..which might not have been mine in the first place…….🧐 I can’t remember, but it might have been!!!anyhow, I didn’t do anything about it for 150 years. So, 70 years ago I was asked if this thing was mine………actually I was asked twice…….🤔 and I still didn’t remember it might…

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They are protesting against Norfolk County Council and their local Parish Council, who they say, gave them no indication that such a thing could happen. Residents are angry that they were not given the chance to ‘have their say’ or warned of the possibilities during the five years that the Councils were pursuing a claim of BOAT ( Byway Open to All Traffic) as a continuation of Pockthorpe Lane. One resident said that he didn’t know anything about it until…

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When you have Councils and societies promoting any form of public access regardless of legitimate claim, impact on individuals or cost to the public purse, it becomes an all consuming daily worry if you are burdened with a claim against you. You become powerless, with no control over the weeks, months and years this black cloud will be hovering over you. You find that people you have never seen or spoken to have comments and opinions about not only their…

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