Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 29574
Property Rights: Flood Control
Tabled: 6 February 2025
Answered: 18 February 2025
Question
Lisa Smart
Liberal Democrat — Hazel Grove
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with the Chief Land Registrar on ensuring that adverse possession claims are not granted for land designated as public open space or held for flood m
Answer
Matthew PennycookHM Land Registry has operational responsibility for considering land registration applications based on adverse possession. It publishes guidance about this matter at gov.uk here and here.