“ Mr property backs on to the car park behind Boots, Sainsbury and the Misty Moon pub. There has been a gate in our fence since the property was built in 1956, and given daily use since that time, and that this has been unchallenged up to 2005, I believe I have a right of way over this site (an easement by prescription) under the 1832 Property Act.
The previous owner of the site, Keith Lauder, knew this. Whether he has disclosed this to the new owner remains to be seen.
For the record, the Barnet Society has actual footage of over 200 people walking through our gate during a Beating of the Parish Boundaries sometime circa the early 90s.
I would be very interested to hear from the Society, the council's planning department and, of course, the new site owner. ”