Vixen Tor, Dartmoor

House of Lords written question – answered at on 6 June 2005.

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Photo of Lord Greaves Lord Greaves Spokesperson in the Lords, Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What impact the result of the appeal inquiry relating to the cultivation of land in Vixen Tor, Dartmoor, will have on the effectiveness of the access provisions in Part I of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000.

Photo of Lord Bach Lord Bach Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (Farming, Food and Sustainable Energy)

The owners of Vixen Tor exercised their statutory right of appeal against the Countryside Agency's decision to map their land as open country. The appeal was partially successful in that following a public inquiry some of their land, including the field in which Vixen Tor is situated, was found not to qualify as open country. The appeal process is essential in helping to ensure the agency's conclusive maps of open country are as accurate as possible when the new right comes into force. Now that the mapping of open country and registered common land is nearing completion, the agency is beginning a review to identify the lessons to be learned from all aspects of the mapping and appeal processes.

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