Agenda item

In Sue Smith’s absence, Mike Rhodes presented the report to notify the Forum on the consultations for the review of open access land exclusions and a consultation for extending the long-term direction excluding public access at Silence and Old Grove Mines.

Long-term Directions restricting Access are reviewed every 5 years.  Reviews at Deer Hill, Diggle and West Nab have been completed.  The National Park Authority is reviewing its long-term directions and consulting on an extension to a long-term direction to restrict access rights.

Silence Mine

The public access at Silence Mine needs to be reviewed once work is completed there.  Locally there are concerns as the ground is unsafe, and there are access issues for work activities.  Long term thinking is required as there has also been the loss of access on two Rights of Way and a road.

Crowden

Nothing has changed since the last review so the 2020 response could be resubmitted.

Hollins Hill

The Authority has met with the landowner who has confirmed that the direction is still necessary and that there are no suitable alternatives. The direction is conditional on the concession path to the land being available at all times, the line of which is to be further assessed.

Recommendation:

·         That the LAF consider their response to the consultations at Crowden and Silence Mine, and for any at Hollins Hill.