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Month: February 2020

Scotland Sheriff has wise words in 2007. Why do they still not apply in England today?

Scotland Sheriff has wise words in 2007. Why do they still not apply in England today?

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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…

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Thompson Parish Council support the NCC order for a Byway Open to All Traffic through Pockthorpe Lane.

Thompson Parish Council support the NCC order for a Byway Open to All Traffic through Pockthorpe Lane.

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It is quite incomprehensible to me that Thompson Parish Council, who are supposed to represent the views of villagers and Pockthorpe Lane residents, would risk supporting an order which could result in motorbikes and off road vehicles using a narrow lane past residential houses. The road would be bulldozed through meadows and woods and take traffic both ways. The following is an extract from Thompson Parish Council minutes February 2020. Public inquiry – Norfolk County Council (Thompson, Pockthorpe Lane). April…

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