On 18/06/2012 13:28, Gregory wrote: >> How do footpaths work legally with textual descriptions? >> If a field has a stile/gate at opposite corners. The footpath may have >> originally cut across, legally the landowner has to allow access >> between the two gates, but can he make people walk round the edge of >> his field. Also in reverse, if the footpath was originally walking >> round the edge until people walked diagonally across and the landowner >> allowed that by leaving a gap in crops and blocking the edge. >> Has the footpath/access changed? >>
>No, it hasn't. A landowner can offer an alternative route, but that >doesn't affect the right of way which remains in the same place as it >always was. (Assuming they haven't taken legal steps to change it.) >Landowners are required to reinstate the surface of a footpath after >ploughing, and keep it clear of vegetation to a width of 1 metre if >crosses a field or 1.5 metres if it goes round the edge. >Jonathan. Which frequently they don't (thanks to TimSC for reminding me of this, just one example of many): http://api.openstreetmap.org/api/0.6/way/111752914 Nick _______________________________________________ Talk-GB mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
