{"id":1338424,"date":"2024-07-01T09:11:28","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T08:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.agriland.ie\/?p=1338424"},"modified":"2024-07-01T09:12:52","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T08:12:52","slug":"half-of-farmers-would-object-to-greenway-on-their-land-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lightsail.agriland.ie\/farming-news\/half-of-farmers-would-object-to-greenway-on-their-land-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"Half of farmers would object to greenway on their land – survey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The majority of farmers would object or consider objecting to a greenway crossing their land, according to the findings of a new survey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
258 farmers shared their feelings on greenways in an online survey organised by the Irish Natura and Hill Farmers’ Association (INHFA<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n The results show that around half (128) farmers would definitely object to a greenway on their land, a further 33% (86) said that they could possibly object to such a development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 15% of respondents (39) said that they would not object, while five farmers said that there was already a greenway on their land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Of the 254 farmers who responded to a question on their main concern about having a greenway on their land, 44% pointed to a loss of privacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 28% said they would be concerned about the inconvenience a greenway project would bring and a further 17% cited the potential financial impact of such a development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5% of the farmers indicated that they would have no concerns, while the remaining 6% outlined other issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 80% of farmers said that they are against the use of Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPOs) by the State to acquire land for greenway projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSurvey<\/h2>\n\n\n\n