TTT was incorporated in 1997 as a company limited by guarantee – registration number 3637593. TTT became a charity in 2002 – registration number 1094139. The articles of association have been updated several times – this document is the latest. The Articles form the constitution, define the responsibilities of the Council of Management (the Trustees) […]
Author: admin
Public Inquiry success: Upper Vobster, 2012/13
The Trails Trust approach has been tested at least once at public inquiry, and helped to bring about a successful Appeal. Somerset County Council had refused to make an order to show as a Bridleway on the County Council’s Definitive Map and Statement a route previously shown as a Footpath, leading from the public highway […]
DEFRA advice on Express Dedication
Below is a letter sent from the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to Natural England, in November 2012. The letter was intended to offer guidance on legal and practical issues relating to the express dedication of public rights of way at common law (EDCL) in England. It represents Defra’s view of […]
TTT guide to creating Rights of Way
Creating Multi-User Public Rights of Way – A Guide for Local Groups written by Rachel Thompson MBE for The Trails Trust in 2011. About this document – the book was supported by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and by Natural England. The book explains in detail TTT’s unique approach in using […]