Noémi Byrd appointed as Village Green Inspector

Hertfordshire County Council has appointed Noémi Byrd as an independent Inspector to decide an application to register Singlers Marsh, a Local Nature Reserve in Welwyn, as a Village Green. A pre-inquiry meeting will take place on April 2nd, after which the public inquiry will open on a date to be fixed.

The key issue is whether significant number of local people have used the land for lawful sports or pastimes ‘as of right’ (without permission, force or secrecy) for at least 20 years.