[Talk-GB] A431 toll road

[Curon Davies]

On 5 August 2014 14:25, Dave F. <davefox at madasafish.com> wrote:
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> One reason I haven't added it is because it's illegal (AFAIK. The owners
of the land & local councillor failed to reply to my tweets) & definitely
has no planning permission.

The development isn't illegal, there is no criminal offence (AFAIK), on the
other hand it is unlawful.

> They have produced no proof it's been constructed to DfT/HA standards.

AFAIK roads only need to be constructed to this standard if the road is to
be adopted, there are numerous developments where the road isn't built to
standard, yet they are still mapped on OSM.

> Insurance (all parties) is unclear & possibly suspect. Another reason is
I don't map everybody's private drive way.

Although questionable, the road is opperated by KELSTON TOLL ROAD LIMITED,
and therefore would require public liability insurance.

> Also, noting the current edits, it reinforces by belief that OSM editors
should only edit areas they know or at least have visited. Retrieving
information from the Daily Mail website doesn't really work.

I think this is the only bit I can agree upon, although visiting this
location isn't difficult.

Curon
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