One thing I dont really understand, how does the Covenant work, my basic grasp of it is that it is a way of protecting land for a certain purpose, in our case, Feethams having the covenant for the exclusive of Sport/Football...
Are covenants supposed to apply on the land forever, can a covenant be bought to reserve said covenant, if that is not allowed, then somebody has some awkward questions to answer about why Esh Group got permission to build.
Feethams 1966 wrote:One of us should know somebody with a law qualification who could start digging around the onership and covenant matters in their spare time. That would be exactly what the Esh group, cricket club and council probably wouldn't want because they've probably all taken a risk. Other than a gypsy camp on the site I don't see what else could stop development. But as I've expressed before on this site, while ever nothings built on the site, a return to Feethams has to be a go-er.
Look for some Great Crested Newts to occupy the site, that should stop development in it's tracks (I only this by watching some property show on tv, something like homes under the hammer).
From a wikipedia entry
wikipedia wrote: Since the 1940s, populations of northern crested newts have declined in most of Europe due to loss of habitat.[2] InEngland, Wales, and Scotland, it is a protected species under Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, and under equivalent legislation in Northern Ireland. It is also a European Protected Species and as such it has additional protection in the UK under Regulation 39 of the Conservation (Natural Habitats etc.) Regulations 1994 (the Habitats Regulations), as amended by the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) (Amendment) Regulations 2007. It is an offence to:Intentionally kill, injure or take a northern crested newtPossess or control any live or dead specimen or anything derived from a northern crested newtIntentionally or recklessly damage, destroy or obstruct access to any structure or place used for shelter or protection by a northern crested newt (in practice this means both its breeding sites, and its terrestrial habitat)Intentionally or recklessly disturb a northern crested newt while it is occupying a structure or place which it uses for that purposeOther EU countries have similar legislation, implementing the Habitats Directive.In the United Kingdom, its habitat has diminished due to land development pressure from population growth and agricultural expansion; for example, it is considered eliminated from its prior range at the Portlethen Moss Nature Reserve in Scotland.[citation needed]Where development activities may interfere with its populations, exclusion systems such as newt fencing may be put in place to prevent the newts from entering a development site. Newt fencing may also be used to create a receptor site or 'newt-safe' area to where northern crested newts can be translocated, from an area where they are under threat.Within the UK, guidance on development in relation to northern crested newts can be found within Natural England's Great Crested Newt Mitigation Guidelines which should be followed by developers
