The council owns a number of roads which it has never formed. These are called “Paper Roads”. As they are council owned, people are generally allowed to access them but only on foot, and courtesy must be shown to adjacent land owners as often these areas are maintained by them and then used for grazing. In some areas a licence to occupy may have been granted to adjacent land owners. In this case the land owner is able to exclude access by the public.
Paper roads may be required by the council for a planned future road, walking or bridle trail and therefore will generally not be sold. However if the land is no longer required then we may agree to it being sold to an adjacent owner. In this case, all costs would have to be met by the purchaser.
If you require further information about using a paper road please contact us.