Lord of the Manor
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Topic: Lord of the Manor
Posted By: dogwalker
Subject: Lord of the Manor
Date Posted: 23 April 2019 at 6:23pm
The Lord of the manor for Chalfont St Peter has hit the main press.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6950175/Lord-Manor-tries-stop-pensioner-building-four-luxury-homes-Gerrards-Cross-High-Court.html" rel="nofollow - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6950175/Lord-Manor-tries-stop-pensioner-building-four-luxury-homes-Gerrards-Cross-High-Court.html
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Posted By: watsy
Date Posted: 24 April 2019 at 6:07am
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Lord of the Manor is a giant scam and should be abolished, so hope she wins and some sort of precendent is set. 'Owns' the commons but never used to pay the council for their upkeep?? Someone might know if the residents have to pay for access to their houses annually too? Parish Council have to ask permission for things like Feast Day. Lots of them are out there based on completed outdated laws.
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Posted By: MV Owner
Date Posted: 24 April 2019 at 12:46pm
whilst I pay be going 'off piste' all this demolition of older houses and throwing up many smaller ones all crushed up next to eachother is IMHO ruining the area
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Posted By: dogwalker
Date Posted: 24 April 2019 at 5:39pm
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Interesting he was offered £100,000 for just allowing building access but he turned it down. In effect he can name his price as she bound by the his rights of land.
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Posted By: Chilternman
Date Posted: 27 April 2019 at 6:28pm
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whatever your thoughts on Lord of the Manor status if he prevents more building he has my support
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Posted By: MV Owner
Date Posted: 28 April 2019 at 11:29am
Posted By: dogwalker
Date Posted: 19 July 2019 at 8:13am
He lost his case and faces large costs.
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/lord-of-the-manor-hit-with-500k-legal-bill-after-preposterous-bid-to-block-new-homes-backfires-a4169011.html" rel="nofollow - https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/lord-of-the-manor-hit-with-500k-legal-bill-after-preposterous-bid-to-block-new-homes-backfires-a4169011.html
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Posted By: Rich Kid
Date Posted: 19 July 2019 at 11:52am
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Too greedy, so the 'Lords' end up paying huge legal fees - should have taken the money!
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Posted By: AlpinaB5
Date Posted: 19 July 2019 at 10:06pm
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Don’t you just hate petty jealousy? The bloke fought an issue he believed in, put his money where his mouth was, and lost so he will pay whatever he needs to. And the hyenas giggle behind faceless anonymous websites.
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Posted By: Rich Kid
Date Posted: 20 July 2019 at 12:27pm
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I believe it was simply a case of greed, the 'Lords' had been offered £100k but refused it, so they obviously were not entirely against development of the site, it was just that the cheque wasn't big enough!
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Posted By: fitzy
Date Posted: 21 July 2019 at 11:15am
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in fact they accepted the 100k, then asked for more, pure greed.
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Posted By: ding
Date Posted: 21 July 2019 at 3:03pm
I would like to think "the lord of the manor" was doing what he thought was right. To protect the pond etc.
I imagine the upheaval etc will be extensive.
I have spent many "quiet" hours in this tranquil spot.
Doubt if it will be "affordable housing"
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Posted By: dogwalker
Date Posted: 21 July 2019 at 5:14pm
This is really a GX issue not a Chalfont St Peter one, though he is the Lord of the Manor for Gold Hill Common as well.
Either way a judgment has been passed and he lost on every single point to persuade the Judge otherwise. He as a retired solicitor knew the risks of litigation and what was required to succeed.
The killer point was that he accepted an offer for £100,000 but then tried to increase this, which I suspect was due to the fact it was not accesss for one house but three. Then wanted a price to reflect this. By using the dispute over two metres of land to stop this was again overuled.
He has always supported the community events on the commom, Feast Day, Timebreaker etc. By his title he has to agree to allow access for this.
The point raised earlier in the thread of increased development in our area is valid. Fifteen years ago if you have told me that a Tesco's would build in the centre of GX and large houses would all be knock down to build flats I would not have believed it.
I would wish for a better playground on Gold Hill common, our recreation areas are needed more than ever.
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