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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 20/12/2021 12:43, Martin Wynne
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cite="mid:35647f83-37e7-3fe6-3ac0-8cd30c28f413@85a.uk">On
20/12/2021 12:07, David Woolley wrote:
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<blockquote type="cite">One problem I've found on that is people
who religiously apply the on the ground rule and won't accept
that it is common sense that service roads behind rows of houses
are private, and they don't need to be signposted as private to
be assumed private.
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My assumption is that if there are fences/gates between the access
road and the back gardens, then the access road is public in the
absence of any other indication.
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<p>In OSM terms, I think it would help to clarify what you actually
mean by "public"?</p>
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<li>access=yes (which means anyone is legally entitled to go
through using any means of transport, including driving)</li>
<li>access=permissive (as above, but no _legal_ right - the
landowners just permit it)</li>
<li>access=destination (no legal right or through access, but
access to things on the service road is permitted)</li>
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<p>Also there may be cases where motor_vehicle access is "private"
but foot, bicycle, horse access is "permissive" or "yes".</p>
<p>Best Regards,</p>
<p>Andy</p>
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