Land Registry Sworn Declaration; How Long is it Valid for?

[jungle-jim]

If you were told that you had to make a sworn declaration by Land Registry for part X (a lane) of the land in question when making first registration with LR; and 6 months before registration was complete a Public Meeting regarding footpaths was held regarding the said parcel of land. The meeting most probably due to LR contacting the County Council to see if land was maintainable by them i.e. highway. The lane NOT having any recorded PR of Way (researched & proven ) and the Public Meeting taking place without any neighbor notification or sign placement (a very low key meeting) only a general add in the local paper that does not identify the land in question, an isolated property (intended to commence 20 year statutory period) further meetings taking place over X amount of years; the Parish Clerk at the time of said meetings being well aware of your interest in the lane: (a) how long would that sworn declaration be valid for? (b) is the clerk guilty/accountable for bias for concealing/not declaring she had an argument with me at the time she disputing it NOT being a public right of way when I said it was a private path, 10 years earlier & prior to the Public Meeting taking place in my absence, unaware of the Public Meeting. (c) and as the clerk guilty/accountable for bias for not declaring her contention, when she is responsible for statutory notification? I have only just found out about the meetings. Does this amount to concealing a lie? And misconduct of Public Office?

[Lewistone]

Good Morning
The short answer as regards any Sworn Declaration has no time limit
It not uncommon for the LR to request eclarations if ther s any doubt as to ownership
You have a Lane along the Boundary of your house to which you have no deeds but would like to own it claiming adverse posession.In my opinion you would not suceed because the Land in question has not been fenced from the world at Large for 12yrs at least
As the road is unadopted you could claim one half of the width but it would be subject to any existing rights of way
I am not quite sue whether the Clerk was arguing with you in her personal capacity as ClerkIf it was the former she should have withdrawn from the meeting but she would no doubt argue that she was not entitled to vote on the matter
I do not see that the clerk has done anything wrong as regards the adverts
Hope this assists you

Lewistone