FOI Request - Schedule 14 applications for Public Rights of Way (The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981)

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Dear Sir or Madam

please provide the following information.

Are you responsible for the processing of Schedule 14 claims for public rights of way. (Schedule 14 to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981)

If you are not please provide the name of the authority that is for your region.

If so, has there ever been a situation whereby the application has been dismissed, thrown out or had to be resubmitted, due to an administrative error. Such as (but not limited to) the incorrect completion of the forms or failure to follow the guidelines correctly.

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Walter Allen

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Dear Mr Allen

 

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST

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Thank you for contacting Buckinghamshire County Council.

 

Your request for information regarding Schedule 14 claims for public
rights of way has now been considered and our response is as follows:

To confirm, we do process schedule 14 applications.

 

We have received applications that have been rejected, or not confirmed at
public inquiry due to an administrative error.

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Dear Joanna

thankyou for your reply, I apologise for the lateness in mine

would it be possible for more information regarding the reasons for the rejections?
Yours sincerely,

Walter Allen

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Kind regards,

 

Freedom of Information Team

 

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Dear Mr Allen

Thank you for your further query.

We have rejected applications at an early stage (pre-investigation) if they have not been duly made; if they have been duly made and we investigate them, we may then reject an application (at ROW Committee) based on the evidence provided i.e. it not being sufficient to demonstrate a public right of way subsists or is alleged to subsist.

Our ROW Committee papers, which might be of help, can be browsed here:

https://democracy.buckscc.gov.uk/ieListM...

If you have a complaint about the handling of your request then please use the Council’s complaints procedure in the first instance by writing to:
FOI Monitoring Officer
Buckinghamshire County Council
County Hall
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Email: [email address]
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Regards

Neil Doling

Freedom of Information Officer

Assistant Chief Executive’s Service | Strategy & Policy | Customer Experience & Communications

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