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Sacrificing farm land during a flood to protect properties downstream
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<blockquote data-quote="Exfarmer" data-source="post: 5882694" data-attributes="member: 1951"><p>when was the flood bank installed? if it was placed there to protect the land from flooding, due to the construction of a mill requiring impounding the river, there is a fair chance there is an act of parliament, which may be ancient. </p><p>To impound the river always required an act of parliament, and normally it was a requirement to protect landowners above from flooding, by erecting levees and back ditches which would drain below the weir. these rights were in perpetuity, which made old mills very difficult to sell due to the liability.</p><p>These liabilities were taken over by the EA in the 1980's, when they assumed many of the responsibilities of the old river boards.</p><p>It certainly is the realms of serious Barristers and their associated costs I am afraid. You should be compensated for your losses but I am not over hopeful as the EA are very high handed and tenants will be far down their list of priorities </p><p>Speak to the NFU quickly or /and TFA</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Exfarmer, post: 5882694, member: 1951"] when was the flood bank installed? if it was placed there to protect the land from flooding, due to the construction of a mill requiring impounding the river, there is a fair chance there is an act of parliament, which may be ancient. To impound the river always required an act of parliament, and normally it was a requirement to protect landowners above from flooding, by erecting levees and back ditches which would drain below the weir. these rights were in perpetuity, which made old mills very difficult to sell due to the liability. These liabilities were taken over by the EA in the 1980's, when they assumed many of the responsibilities of the old river boards. It certainly is the realms of serious Barristers and their associated costs I am afraid. You should be compensated for your losses but I am not over hopeful as the EA are very high handed and tenants will be far down their list of priorities Speak to the NFU quickly or /and TFA [/QUOTE]
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