Bodies, archives and references
Public bodies and what they may hold
| Body | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| HM Land Registry (and its Independent Complaints Reviewer) | Registration history of the land; application files from 1982/83; copies of filed deeds |
| Wales Office / Northern Ireland Office | Records of central-government involvement; internal review IR/26/16 |
| The National Archives | Departmental files transferred under the 2004 Transfer of Records Order |
| South Wales Police | Police records relevant to the case and its history |
| Vale of Glamorgan Council | Planning, listing and demolition files; council minutes |
| Llandough Community Council | Local minutes and the green / Church View Close history |
| Cadw and Heneb (the Welsh archaeological trust) | 1988 survey and listing records; the 1983 fire report. A Heneb complaint outcome and a Heneb refusal arrived on separate threads: each gets its own draft |
| Glamorgan Archives | Council series DCVG/C/4/36/11, DCVG/C/1/2, DCVG/C/2/1, SC/C/1/2 (1974) |
| National Library of Wales | Bute estate catalogue (D 219 heading; the D 205/6–7 exchange papers) |
| Museum Wales | Objects and photographs |
| Defra | Agricultural records; FOI2026/23886 searched again on 29 Oct 2026 (records management included) and still holds nothing; the next step is the Welsh Government and the TNA series MAF 32 / MAF 73, not yet checked |
| Ordnance Survey | Survey and name records; FOI-26-46 clarified on 29 Oct 2026 |
| RCAHMW (the national monuments record of Wales) | Site records; request RC26-0375, searches rerun under all the farm's names |
| Information Commissioner's Office | Next step after a refused internal review |
| BP (BP Properties Ltd / the BP Pension Fund) | Abstract of title; the 1938 conveyance chain; the 1974 sworn statement |
The case
- BP Properties Ltd v Buckler [1987] EWCA Civ 2; (1988) 55 P & CR 337; [1987] 2 EGLR 168.
- The reopening test used by our reopen-loop: the three limbs set by the Supreme Court in Takhar v Gracefield Developments Ltd [2019] UKSC 13. Our scores are our own working assessment, prospective, and never a finding of any court.
ID schemes
- EV-#### — evidence items in the research catalogue.
- MR-#### — missing-record pages: records that should exist (by statute, practice or cross-reference) but are not held or not found.
- Semver — every draft, e-book, page and protocol carries a version (for example v0.02, v3.9.3).
Title words
- Lord of the manor: manorial lordship only, not freehold.
- BP: registered proprietor from 1982/83.
- Courts' wording: shown as the court's view.
- A rent-book entry does not identify the Tŷ Mawr parcel unless it names it.
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