My Right of Way

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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Telegraph September 10th 2017 Essex County Council has spent a staggering £310,000 investigating claims for public footpaths over the last five years, and more than £40,000 defending their decisions when members of the public objected. Cardiff Council has spent £228,000 investigating 38 claims in the last five years – including 25 in the last year alone – and £92,000 processing 23 rights of way orders, while South Gloucestershire Council said it has spent £36,641 investigating nine applications over the same…

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Monday There is, of course, some sort of footpath story every day. But this one could score particularly high in the somewhat ludicrous stakes! His really is how silly the whole ights of way system is,,,,,,

Mr Ormerod has also stated that he is the Rights of Way Officer for Swaffham but the present Swaffham Clerk didnt know that they had one. Anyway, Mr Ormerod has taken it upon himself to start claiming private land as a Public Right of Way or Restricted Byway. Land that is NOT ON THE DEFINITIVE MAP Unfortunately, due to the ludicrous Rights of Way system which allows completely bogus claims to actually be taken seriously, this will mean at least…

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Have you heard of the 2026 deadline for using historical evidence to claim presently non existent Public Rights of Way? That’s another SEVEN years for claims to be registered and Access groups have already had the last few decades already. County Councils are about to break under the strain and the Public Rights of Way System is set to collapse because it is not fit for purpose. Here’s the quote from Norfolk Access Forum. “It was noted that Worcestershire Local…

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The courts are littered with overturned results of Authorities and Inspectors. But rarely are these from home owners who are normal workers, a fire fighter, a farmers widow or a retired school teacher. They are from companies or well off individuals who can afford 6 figure fights, who can employ solicitors on hundreds per hour or barristers for thousands a day, who can employ specialist researchers or experts which is all out of reach of the average man or women…

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Monday 5th Did you know that ANYONE can put in a claim for a right of way if they happen to find an old map ( say circa 1886 and 1930) and it has Footpath marked on it. It might be the footpath that in 1886 the local vicar used to get from his rectory to the church ( to save him from having to walk too far.) of course it now goes straight through someone’s living room ?( I…

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Monday 29th I receive a reply from Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Rural Affairs and Biosecurity). Lord Gardiner is the Minister responsible for rights of way policy! He explains, in his letter, that when the Deregulation Act 2015 is actually implemented, I will be able to apply to extinguish or divert a footpath or bridleway. He doesn’t mention what you do if there is a modification order for a BOAT through your garden! He doesn’t…

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