[Talk-GB] Private roads that are private for maintenance but are publicly accessible

[Jerry Clough - OSM]

The current issue with the Park Estate is about pedestrian access. The position with cars has always been clearly stated. Recently Nottingham City Council has started the process of designating public rights of way (the former County Boroughs had derogation from the original PRoW recording). It all looks pretty complicated, from the minutes of the Nottingham Local Access Forum:



"The Nottingham Park Estate Ltd has served notice on Nottingham City Council under section 14(2)(a) of the Nottingham Park Estate Act 1990 to restrict public access along the footpath known as Park Road / Lenton Road between the hours of 23.00 hrs and 05.00hrs. This route is also subject to an opposed modification order published in January 2009 under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. Nottingham City Council believes it is a right of way. Debate surrounds which Act of Parliament may take precedence; Nottingham Park Estate Act 1990 or the Highways Act 1980. Most likely this case will need to be resolved at the High Court following the initial decision on the opposed order by the Planning Inspectorate. Agreed that Forum should make formal objection."

More information on Robert Howard's blog.

Seems I'm not the only one confused by access status here. ;-)




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From: Ian Spencer <ianmspencer at gmail.com>
To: talk-gb at openstreetmap.org
Sent: Wed, 26 May, 2010 17:43:50
Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] Private roads that are private for maintenance but are publicly accessible

Jerry Clough - OSM wrote on 26/05/2010 16:21:
> An interesting set of points. I've been puzzling over three particular 
> cases related to this. In each case I'm aware that the tagging is 
> incomplete:
>
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