Re: ROW query.
- From: "Jim Webster" <jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2007 21:04:31 +0100
"Elaine Jones" <elaine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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A friend of mine has asked this question.
Can a landlord temporarily block a public footpath that goes
over his land without prior consent or notification,
especially if it is the only way of getting to a property
without going over private land?
Doesn't an alternative route have to be provided?
purely from memory, and I don't claim to be any sort of expert, but
generally this could only happen in very limited cases. There is some
provision for stopping access to lambing fields or similar for very limited
periods (under the CRoW act which is of limited use with foot paths)
I suspect there may be the possibility that the path may be closed for
urgent health and safety reasons, (like the bull is mad, stay there until we
shoot it) but by and large the footpath is a highway of sorts and limiting
access is a very iffy thing to do.
However the person may dispute that it is a foot path, which is more common,
and in this case, the matter may either have to go to the highways
authority, or the courts, or both.
If it is important I can check details
Jim Webster
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