Question follow-through · 29574

Property Rights: Flood Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with the Chief Land Registrar on ensuring that adverse possession claims are not granted for land designated as public open space or held for flood m

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
6 Feb 2025
Target answer date
10 Feb 2025
Answer
18 Feb 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 6 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with the Chief Land Registrar on ensuring that adverse possession claims are not granted for land designated as public open space or held for flood m

  2. 10 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 18 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    HM Land Registry has operational responsibility for considering land registration applications based on adverse possession. It publishes guidance about this matter at gov.uk here and here.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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