Title plans and adverse possession

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Dear Land Registry,

Please may I ask a couple of questions under the Freedom of Information Act.

1. When did vector ("intelligent") title plans replace raster plans for new registrations at the Land Registry?

2. Please can you provide me with any guidance issued to or used by Land Registry staff when processing an application for first registration of land based on adverse possession. Whilst I understand each case turns on its own specific facts I am after any guidance documents that Land Registry staff use when processing adverse possession applications, specifically regarding how Land Registry verifies the facts presented by the adverse possessor in their application. Please note that I am seeking copies of any guidance documentation used by Land Registry staff. I am already aware of Practice Guides 4 and 5 which are in the public domain for use by non-Land Registry staff and this is not what I am seeking.

Again I wish to remind you that for the avoidance of doubt this is a request made under the Freedom of Information Act.

Yours faithfully,

Paul GIBSON.

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Petty, Roger, Land Registry

Dear Paul Gibson

 

Thank you for your email of 23 October 2016 requesting information about
title plans and adverse possession.

 

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Petty, Roger, Land Registry

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Dear Paul Gibson

Thank you for your email of 23 October 2016 where you requested
information about title plans and adverse possession.

1. When did vector ("intelligent") title plans replace raster plans for
new registrations at the Land Registry?

 

I have been unable to find a date for this. However, the following appears
in the 1998/99 annual report:

 

"Complementing the scanning work is a parallel computer mapping programme
to enable staff to carry out the mapping of each registration on line with
the title plan being converted to an 'intelligent' vector format.  The
procurement exercise for a private sector partner to provide the technical
infrastructure and support services necessary for computer mapping is now
nearing completion and a contract should be awarded within the next few
months."

 

2. Please can you provide me with any guidance issued to or used by Land
Registry staff when processing an application for first registration of
land based on adverse possession.

 

I enclose a copy of our internal guidance.

 

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Louise Booth

Head of Corporate Legal Services (Core Services)

Head office

Trafalgar House

1 Bedford Park

Croydon

CR0 2AQ

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Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
Cheshire SK9 5AF.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Roger Petty
Corporate Information Officer

 

Head Office, 1 Bedford Park, Croydon CR0 2AQ
DD: 0300 006 7054 | GTN: 67054
Email [2][Land Registry request email]

[3]GOV.UK | [4]@LandRegGov | [5]LinkedIn | [6]Facebook

 

 

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