Q:We have just obtained planning permission for a housing development on a former hospital site. Now the local parish council says there are two public footpaths through the site. We do not want to redesign the foot-

May 1, 2002
print of the development. What can we do? Normally notices posted at access routes saying &“this is private property not a highway&” and occasional closures of the site to the public, well documented, are enough to see off any claim that a public footpath exists. But these steps are quite often not carried out. Your lawyer will have advised you …

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