"The Todal" wrote in message
...

"John Rowland" wrote in message
...
Hi all,

I've seen a lot of signs recently declaring roads to be private. What
does
this mean?

It means that it is not adopted as a public highway by the local highway
authority (usually the local council) but is owned by the residents or the
freehold owner of the land where the houses have been built.

Presumably it also means that a right of way will not be established by
people using the road.

Colin Bignell

On Wed, 17 Sep 2003 16:52:47 +0100 nightjar wrote:
}
} "The Todal" wrote in message
} ...
}
} "John Rowland" wrote in message
} ...
} Hi all,
}
} I've seen a lot of signs recently declaring roads to be private. What
} does
} this mean?
}
} It means that it is not adopted as a public highway by the local highway
} authority (usually the local council) but is owned by the residents or the
} freehold owner of the land where the houses have been built.
}
} Presumably it also means that a right of way will not be established by
} people using the road.

It would.

I used to live in deepest Suffolk and once a year the road (well, more
track) was temporarily gated and locked for a day expressly so as not to
create a public right of way. It was occasionally difficult to persuade
the men on the gates that as a resident I was not a member of the public
for their purposes.

Matthew
--
Záhid sharáb píné dé, masjid mein baith kar
ya woh jagah batá dé jahán Khudá na ho.
http://www.calmeilles.co.uk/