Agenda item
Access Updates - including a Review of Directions to Restrict Access at Hollins Hill, Silence Mine and Crowden
Minutes:
Sue Smith tabled her report and highlighted areas of interest to note.
Review of Directions
The Forum and the Access Sub Group have been dealing with the review of directions since the beginning of last year. Reviews have been completed on 4 of the long term directions, Hollins Hill being the most recent one. The Forum have been considering the Silence Mine direction, following the instability linked to underground working, which resulted in the public rights of way and the access land being closed on those areas affected, and that closure is due to expire at the end of April, with a further extension to be considered at the Access Sub-Group Meeting to take forward the detail on this.
A further long term direction at the Clay Pigeon Shoot at Crowden remains to be reviewed, and will be considered at the Access Sub-Group Meeting.
PDNPA Land Disposals
The Corporate Property Asset Management Plan was reported to the National Park Authority Meeting in February 2020. A list of properties already approved for disposal and those identified as provisionally surplus properties were included in Appendix 3 to the February Committee Report. It was agreed at the December Forum meeting that the appropriate officer speaks to a future meeting of the Forum sometime after the Scrutiny Committee has reported to the main meeting of the Programmes and Resources Committee.
Moorland Tracks
A letter was sent to John Scott, Director of Conservation and Planning regarding the Cartledge Track at Strines to highlight the LAF’s concern that the landscape and character of the Peak Park’s north east moorlands is protected following the removal of the track.
No date has yet been set for the Midhope Track Public Inquiry.
The Chair thanked Sue for her report.
Agreed:
That the report be welcomed and noted.
That consultations on the Review of Directions are referred to the Access Group.
Charlotte Gilbert to submit a response on behalf of PDLAF to the ELMS discussion and liaison with other LAF group such as Derbyshire and Staffordshire.
Invite an Officer from the PDNPA to present to the June Meeting concerning property disposals.