Written question asked by Matthew Offord (Conservative) on Monday, 18 July 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 20 July 2022. It was answered by Steve Double (Conservative) on Friday, 22 July 2022 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Silk Stream

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, who is the riparian owner of the Silkstream River as it passes through the CSB and CSC polling districts in the Colindale South ward in Hendon constituency.

Answer: There are numerous riparian owners along the Silk Stream in the CSB and CSC polling districts in the Colindale South ward. In most cases, owners of properties next to the river are the riparian owner along their property boundary. In some and less common scenarios, property boundaries fall short of the river channel and the section of river may be on land owned by a third party. A Land Registry search is necessary to determine riparian ownership in these instances.

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