Local Access Forums

There are ongoing efforts in Wales to improve public access to land - everyone should have the ability to enjoy the Welsh countryside and appreciate all it has to offer. Twenty-nine Local Access Forums (LAFs) have therefore been set up in Wales to advise local authorities, the Countryside Council for Wales and the Welsh Assembly Government on access developments...

Whilst administering this advice, LAFs always consider the important issues surrounding land management - as well as the real need to conserve the natural beauty of the area.

The Local Access Forums in Wales maintain contact with each other through the annual Chairs Meeting, and the Annual Conference. They also elect a National Representative and a Deputy National Representative who's roles are to represent the LAFs at appropriate events, forums and meetings e.g. the National Access Forum.

Future Meeting:

LAF Chairs Meeting 12th October 2010 (RWS - Builth Wells)
LAF Chairs Meeting 15th February 2011 (RWS - Builth Wells)

Resources

General

LAF Conference Notes 20 May 2010 Notes from the Local Access Forum Conference on the 20th May 2010, at the International Pavilion, RWS, Builth Wells

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Agenda for 6th LAF National Conference 20th May 2010, International Pavilion, Royal Welsh Showground, Llanelwedd, Builth Wells, Powys

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Gates on byways and bridleways Gates on Byways & Brideways and their effect on horse riders a paper by Neil Bennett, Member of Brecon Beacons National Park LAF.

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Gates on byways and bridleways appx 1 Statutory guidance under sections 147 and 147ZA of the Highways Act 1980 relating to the requirement for local authorities to have regard to the needs of people with mobility problems when authorising stiles and gates

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Gates on byways and bridleways appx 2 Understanding the British Standard for Gaps Gates and Stiles

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Meeting Notes of the Seventh LAF Chairs Meeting Meeting Notes of the Seventh Meeting Held at Hafod A Hendre, Royal Welsh Showground, Builth Wells on 25th February 2010

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LAF Chairs 7 Appx 1 Local Authority Funding for ROWIP implementation and network maintenance

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LAF Chair 7 Appx 2 Impact of Wind Farms on Row

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LAF Chairs 7 Appx 3 LAF Annual Report and membership audit at Februrary 2010

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LAF Chairs meeting Agenda February 2010 Agenda for 7th LAF Chairs meeting on the 25th February 2010, Hafod a Hendre, Royal Welsh Showground, Llanelwedd, Builth Wells, Powys

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