Blow to CRoW at Vixen Tor

© Dan Arkle
A serious flaw in the Countryside and Right of Way Act has been exposed today with a Planning Inspectorate decision on access to Vixen Tor on Dartmoor (left). An appeal by the landowner against the mapping of her land as 'open access' has been upheld, despite her illegal improvement of the land to escape falling under CRoW's definition of moorland.
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24 Feb, 2005
Time surely to invoke the spirit of Benny Rothman! (Bugger - I sound like Jonno!)
24 Feb, 2005
Grrrrrrrr! That's annoying, in fact thats beyond annoying, i can't believe that they've effectively turned a blind eye to the 'improvements'. I guess Angel of mercy just became impossible (rather than a optimistic hope!). Neil
24 Feb, 2005
that is seriously bad news. real shame to lose public access to such an awesome piece of rock, whether you're a climber or not and it certainly seems to undermine CRoW. a real dartmoor landmark: http://www.westcountryviews.co.uk/dartmoor/vixentor/vixentor08.htm
24 Feb, 2005
Completely out of order mass trespass required.
24 Feb, 2005
Definitely sounds like the next step, after all we only need to look at Hunt-sabs for how to break the law until it becomes the law!
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