Guidance

Rights of way advice note 16: widths on orders

Widths to be shown on all public path, definitive map and rail crossing orders.

Applies to England

Documents

Advice Note 16 additional guidance - Copy of letter sent to all order making authorities in England

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Advice Note 16 additional guidance - Copy of letter sent to all order making authorities in England

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Details

This advice note is to clarify the Planning Inspectorate’s position on the need for widths to be shown on all public path, definitive map and rail crossing orders.

Additional guidance letter on non statutory guidance on the recording of widths on public path, rail crossing and definitive map modification orders letter sent to all order making authorities in England.

Updates to this page

Published 1 May 2003
Last updated 29 July 2022 + show all updates
  1. Deleted section 6 and the following para’s re-numbered

  2. References to Wales removed

  3. Advice Note 16 has been amended to make clear that Inspectors can add maps to an order for clarification of a width

  4. First published.

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