Private shared green spaces are obviously shite, hand it over entirely, as common grounds, to the council ffs and have it done with
Private shared green spaces are obviously shite, hand it over entirely, as common grounds, to the council ffs and have it done with
“Handing it over to the council” is a non-starter. They will either refuse to take over responsibility for the area (if it’s not big enough to develop) or will take ownership and then promptly sell it to a developer.
The developer would have exploited it already if it could. Have a read
https://www.lawscot.org.uk/members/journal/issues/vol-68-issue-02/common-good-ancient-status-and-modern-law/
Highland council could easily add this to it’s common good land if it wanted
Aye, “if it wanted”. I don’t have any experience with Highland Council , but I know that Glasgow City Council routinely refuses to take responsibility for any land that it can’t profit from, and I doubt they’re alone in that