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Written question asked by Lord Greaves (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 25 February 2015, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 11 March 2015. It was answered by Lord De Mauley (Conservative) on Tuesday, 3 March 2015 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


National Parks

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government which sites have been disposed of by National Park Authorities in England in the past 10 years; when, to whom and for what consideration the disposal took place in each case; and which sites have been advertised for sale but retained by the relevant Authority.

Answer

National Park Authorities are independent bodies and the information requested is not held centrally by Her Majesty’s Government. The Lake District National Park Authority has voluntarily provided the following information regarding those properties it has sold:

2007

Beckside Farm

Private Landowner

£1,518,593

2007

Woodlands at Meathop

Private Landowner

£18,000

2007

Woodlands at Summerhouse Knot

Charitable Trust

£18,700

2007

Woodlands at Bank Wood, Bassenthwaite

Private Landowner

£28,500

2008

Ghyll Head & Great Canclestick Moss

Private Landowner

£57,500

2008

Seatoller Barn

Private Landowner

£205,000

2009

Coniston Station Industrial Units

Government Organisation

£24,000

2009

Troutbeck Station Land

Private Landowner

£31,165

2009

Park Holme

Private Landowners

£16,223

2010

Land swap – Hawkshead

Commercial body

£0

2011

Banana Field

Private Landowner

£36,000

2011

Winder Intake

Private Landowner

£22,400

2011

Haverthwaite Heights

Commercial Body

£25,000

2011

Fieldfoot Woods

Private Landowner

£100,000

2011

Outfield Meadow

Community Group

£5,000

2013

Land at Craggy Wood

Statutory Undertaker

£5,000

2013

Pool Wood, Hawkshead

Private Landowner

£22,500

2013

Fox Ghyll Woods

Private Landowner

£150,000

2014

Blencathra

Education Charity - Sitting Tenant

£1,475,000


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL5225
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Land National parks National park authorities Sales
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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