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nikki
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 Posted - 30 Oct 2007 : 3:36:02 PM
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Rudry Common by has been sold to a London Business man.
I thought common land was just that, and could not be sold, and is for the right of all?
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Donna
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Posted - 30 Oct 2007 : 3:41:22 PM
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Not sure about the selling rights of common land, but contrary to popular belief common land rights tend to be available to a select few and not generally joe public.
I found this out when i was looking to buy a house next to some common land, it was only when I started digging around that i discovered there had been a planning application submitted for 100 houses. |
     
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Judith S
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nikki
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Posted - 30 Oct 2007 : 4:06:18 PM
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Thanks guys
Not as simple as i thought it was-wonder what this guy wants the common for?? Hopefully he'll still let us ride over it.
This guy once told me if you build a hut on common land and had smoke coming out of the chimney by the end of the day it was yours!
I'm sure some guy did that somewhere? |
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Pixie
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Posted - 31 Oct 2007 : 1:17:02 PM
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These items may help
Doesn't common land belong to everyone?
Answer - Most common land is privately owned. It is a popular misconception that common land belongs to everyone. This is not so. The term "common land" derives from the fact that certain people hold or held rights of common over the land. The different types of rights of common signified different entitlements to the product of the soil of the common, eg to the pasture, to sand and gravel or to peat. However, significant areas of common land are owned by the Government (for example, for military training) or other public sector organisations (such as the Public Trustee, local and National Park authorities).
Is there public access to common land?
Answer - There is a statutory right of access on foot to nearly all registered common land, notably under Part I of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000. In some areas, restrictions on the new right of access may be necessary to protect the interests of land management or wildlife. Access under the 2000 Act is also subject to exceptions: for example, it does not apply to golf courses, racecourses or airfields, even where these are common land. Further information about the new statutory right of access is available from the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000: access to open country page.
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