The criteria we have adopted, providing the landowner’s agreement can be obtained, are :
the first person or organisation to lodge an application for the adoption of a particular pillar will be permitted to do so, subject to various conditions (see below) ;
the applicant must agree to the terms of a Code of Practice drawn up for the purpose (copy enclosed) ;
the applicant must sign a memorandum of agreement with both Ordnance Survey and the landowner (copy enclosed).
Anyone wishing to adopt a particular trig pillar simply has to write to Ordnance Survey registering an interest. Ordnance Survey will respond enclosing a copy of “Guide to Adopting a Trig Pillar” (copy enclosed) and, on receipt of the applicant’s confirmation of a wish to proceed, will initiate action to obtain the landowner’s agreement, leading to the signing of the memorandum of agreement. Although Ordnance Survey incurs some administration cost, the process is free to the applicant.
