Scotland Sheriff has wise words in 2007. Why do they still not apply in England today?
Mrs Gloag, fought the Ramblers’ Association and Perth and Kinross Council to exclude part of her estate from right-to-roam legislation and WON! In a written judgment, Sheriff Fletcher said that landowners are entitled to sufficient land to be excluded from access rights to ensure enjoyment of their homes is not unreasonably disturbed. To ignore occupants’ enjoyment of their houses would be a breach of their human rights, he added. Now the Ramblers’ Association is facing a legal argument over who…