detecting on duchy beachs

[BILLS FINDS]

any news on the permits the duchy was sorting out for beach detecting?
as it seems to have gone quiet and can not see any info on the duchy website

bill

[Resurgam]

Try emailing the Duchy, Bill.

[KittyHawk]

If anyone gets an update could they please post here?

I used to phone about every 3 months for an update - there was always another meeting or more details to hammer out and eventually I stopped as I had other places to go anyways. A lot of beaches in Cornwall are actually council or private owned, so its not like there's nowhere else

[BILLS FINDS]

Try emailing the Duchy, Bill.

i did not get a reply when i tried and no info on the wbsite

bill

[roamingrob]

I am sure we will soon hear if they want to make us pay.... Can not see it working

[KittyHawk]

From the website:

May I use a metal detector on Duchy land?

Metal detecting on parts of the Duchy of Cornwall's un-let Cornish foreshore may be permitted subject to a licence agreement granted by the Duchy. Applicants should be members of an organisation which endorses the Code of Practice for Metal Detecting in England and Wales, such as the Federation of Independent Detectorists or the National Council for Metal Detecting. All licence enquiries should be made direct to the Restormel office on 01579 343149. Metal detecting on all other Duchy owned land is not permitted.

...also, this originally hit the news in November 2011, so anything not fully set up yet, is probably still a way off:(

[jcmaloney]

Representatives of the NCMD had several meetings, over a fair period of time,with a representative from the Duchy and guided them towards the "Crown Estate" free model.

It originally seems the poor old Duchy (koff) thought a fee would be a "good idea"....... however the cost of adminstering any reasonable fee would far outweigh any potential "income".

That is about all I know.