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I wonder if there is considered to be any benefit or value to add as a tag the landowner of a permissive path? What should be the Key, if that is the case?

asked 22 Sep '17, 07:44

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Assuming England & Wales:

If the landowner is a significant estate, then there's some value in tagging them as the operator of the permissive path. So, for example, you might have operator=Blenheim Palace (not that Blenheim are enlightened enough for any permissive access, but you get the idea). That way, any particular fussy restrictions could be easily researched by walkers or cyclists using the path.

However, for smaller landowners I would think the (limited) privacy concerns outweigh the (limited) benefit of tagging.

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answered 22 Sep '17, 09:00

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I don't see any benefits. But I do see possible privacy issues when adding such information.

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answered 22 Sep '17, 08:27

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Richard, scai I thank you for your thoughts. I have two landowners in mind, at the moment: Nuffield College, Oxford: It owns the land around Nuffield House in Nuffield, apparently. There are signs permitting people to walk, except December 24th (to emphasise ownership, I guess). Phillimore Estate: In Binfield Heath, again with signs permitting access. None of this matters, however, if there is no particular use perceived.

(22 Sep '17, 10:42) silver mapper

Whats the privacy problem with just a name and a web address ?

(22 Sep '17, 11:41) Hendrikklaas
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It's potentially personal information. A number of public databases have not been opened up for this very reason. When the owner is a corporation there is much less of a problem.

(22 Sep '17, 13:55) SK53 ♦

Hendrikklaas: Smaller landowners will not have a webaddress. So it would need an address or phone number, which is definitely a privacy issue.

This certainly applies to a access land and paths created as part of The National Forest.

(22 Sep '17, 13:55) trigpoint
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