How to Remove Public Footpath

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captainhindsight wrote: »

so it is possible...

No, probably not, from what you've said so far but it may be possible as deannatrois said.

captainhindsight wrote: »

I don't know why people would want to walk through somebody garden anyway.

Because they can, they like looking at your beautiful garden and they have a legal right to.

captainhindsight wrote: »

Interesting idea putting up a huge fence along side all the footpaths,

If the issue is seriously bugging you then this is your best bet and if the path 20 metres away becomes the more scenic route then you may find everyone starts using that anyway...

rpc

captainhindsight wrote: »

Having the right to do something doens't make me want to do it

So you don't walk on public footpaths? Where do you walk?

Are you going to tell us that you don't drive on public roads either?

captainhindsight_2

rpc wrote: »

So you don't walk on public footpaths? Where do you walk?

Are you going to tell us that you don't drive on public roads either?

of course I do, but I wouldn't choose to walk through somebody garden.

From the responses it seems the cheapest and easiest thing to do would be to make the foot path that unpleasant by covering it in cow c**p and 'damaging' the stiles by accident with the hedge cutter and allowing the stiles to be overgrown which should put people off and put up a polite sign up informing the ramblers of a more pleasant route to take.

I don't really use that part of the garden anyway its just the principle of it really and being worried about my safety of having strangers walking through my garden.

AdrianC

captainhindsight wrote: »

I don't really use that part of the garden anyway its just the principle of it really

Just a quick side-track... What's your opinion on the subject of curtains?

Gordon_Hose

I'd be annoyed at people walking through my garden, but then I wouldn't have bought a property with a footpath through my garden in the first place.

If you don't use that bit of garden then erect a fence on your land to ensure privacy.

Generali

captainhindsight wrote: »

of course I do, but I wouldn't choose to walk through somebody garden.

From the responses it seems the cheapest and easiest thing to do would be to make the foot path that unpleasant by covering it in cow c**p and 'damaging' the stiles by accident with the hedge cutter and allowing the stiles to be overgrown which should put people off and put up a polite sign up informing the ramblers of a more pleasant route to take.

I don't really use that part of the garden anyway its just the principle of it really and being worried about my safety of having strangers walking through my garden.

I think you might be better off consulting a legal person than using the interwebs to resolve this. You've had your answer several times" it's possible but it's hard (read expensive). If you keep on going you'll just get more people telling you that actually you're a bit of a numpty for having bought a house with a footpath going through the garden if you don't like footpaths in your garden.

You are a bit of a numpty for doing that.

DTDfanBoy

captainhindsight wrote: »

of course I do, but I wouldn't choose to walk through somebody garden.

From the responses it seems the cheapest and easiest thing to do would be to make the foot path that unpleasant by covering it in cow c**p and 'damaging' the stiles by accident with the hedge cutter and allowing the stiles to be overgrown which should put people off and put up a polite sign up informing the ramblers of a more pleasant route to take.

I don't really use that part of the garden anyway its just the principle of it really and being worried about my safety of having strangers walking through my garden.

You seem to have a very one sided view of the situation, perhaps take a step back and consider the other side before you make any rash moves


You may regret taking on the local ramblers otherwise

moneyistooshorttomention

captainhindsight wrote: »

what you would be anoyed by me politely asking you not to walk through my garden, please use that other foot path which is 20 meters away.

Annoyed would not be the correct word to use.

My response would be much more along the lines of sheer puzzlement that someone was trying to order me not to use a public footpath (yes...it will have come over as "ordering"..whatever words you actually used).

I would have certainly told people "Some awkward so-and-so is trying to say I shouldn't use a public footpath:eek:" and then probably gone off and seen what official body I should put a complaint about harassment to.

moneyistooshorttomention

captainhindsight wrote: »

House and garden was there first, i've checked on historic maps.

In that case the precedent here is that all previous owners of this house accepted that the public footpath goes there, so why is one 20th/21st century owner/temporary custodian of the path complaining when it would appear previous ones haven't?

If you have such a large amount of land, why begrudge a few walkers walking along a little footpath through a small part of it? Many of these walkers will have little or no land of their own and it might be that the only chance they get of having some access to Nature is to walk along public footpaths occasionally.

captainhindsight_2

Generali wrote: »

You are a bit of a numpty for doing that.

I would love for you to find a property on right move in a rural location with working farm attached with minimum 150 acres (these were my requirements while looking for a property) without a footpath close to the house in north staffordshire/north derbyshire but not in the peak district