MAP AND STATEMENT DEPOSITS
Section 31(6) HIGHWAYS ACT 1980
Depositing a Map and Statement under Section 31 Highways Act is incontrovertible evidence that a landowner does not intend to dedicate land to the public for use as a right of way.
It is an essential tool in the management of any land and can stop claims for public rights of way based upon 20 years use.
In the context of handling such a claim and the consequences if it succeeds the cost is minimal. We will be happy to provide a fixed quotation.
The importance of the map and statement was confirmed by the House of Lords in the Godmanchester Decision.
Map and Statement
