Village Green

Posted by Roger Mazillius on Sunday, 14th February 2010, 16:38

Further to my last Roger’s Report in Northwood News, I can confirm the agreed settlement terms were approved by the I.W. Council’s General Purposes Committee last Thursday.

In brief, this granted “village green” status for the lower approx. two-fifths of the field – this is the area nearest to the Pallance Road footpath. Residents have the right to use THIS area for “lawful sports and pastimes” as they have done for the past twenty-plus years. The designation does not grant any rights additional to those historic ones, i.e. generally walking, dog-walking and exercising, flying kites, blackberrying, playing with children, etc.

In addition the landowners have agreed to grant a permissive walking right around the perimeter of the remaining land, i.e. along the back of the Pallance Road gardens and round the back of Harry Cheek Gardens to join up with the public footpath running from the Wyatts Lane footpath, down the fence to the bottom and then northwards to the Pallance Road footpath. None of this affects the public’s existing rights over this registered public footpath.

A fence of a temporary nature will be erected to clearly show the division between the two areas of land. A gate will be installed in this to allow a two metre width pedestrian access along the Pallance Road gardens boundary as referred to above. The fence will stop before the edge of the existing public footpath. Residents are urged to use this access responsibly, as in past usage.

May I repeat my sincere thanks to all residents who supported my application.

This report will be repeated in the Northwood News March edition for those who do not access this website.

Best wishes

Roger Mazillius