Thread: Unformed legal road/ Paper Road access

Originally Posted by BRADS

Ok we have 2 paper roads on our farm so here is my take on it.
Yes the farmer can the close paper road if he believes it unsafe, eg a old bridge,
He still must provide walking access, and most happily will if you respect there operation.
In a lot of cases the actual formed track is not on the paper road, and yes in some cases the farmer may of actually purchased the road.
I have never seen the council maintain the paper road in my or my dad's time.


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The road has been maintained as it is metaled. I don't believe it's the land owners doing as it continues onto the doc land and I don't think anyone would be willing to pay for and complete work on land that isn't theirs (especially considering it's about 2km from the road to the reserve plus however long into the reserve is metaled). But yeah, like you have mentioned. I can't be certain that the physical road is along the correct pathing