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Plans for housing to be built on site of 100-year-old Perth path

Source: http://www.thecourier.co.uk/

A century-old path in Perth could be obliterated by a new housing development.Plans have been submitted to Perth and Kinross Council for three properties to be built on the route between Needless Road and Cavendish Avenue in the Craigie area of the city.Residents believe the path to be a right of way, saying it is used by hundreds of people every day.Perth and Kinross Council says the path is not on its register of rights of way but the Scottish Rights of Way and Access Society says this does not mean it is not one.Residents say the route is used by children walking to school and any change would force them to make a half-mile detour, as no provision has been made in the plans for a new path.In a letter of objection, John Sime said the path had been in existence since the building of 63 and 65 Needless Road 105 years ago.