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Rights of way guidance booklet

Guidance on procedures for considering objections to definitive map and public path orders.

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From:
Planning Inspectorate
Published:
1 March 2014
Last updated:
29 September 2026
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  1. Updates to paragraphs 2.5.2 and 2.5.5 of Guidance on Procedures for Considering Objections to Definitive Map and Public Path Orders regarding site visits.

  2. Reference to Planning Practise Guidance notes removed as they do not apply to Rights of Way Orders.

  3. Revised section 7.1.2. and new section 28.2.19.

  4. Planning Inspectorate address change

  5. changes made to 5.1, 1.2 and 19.1 to correspond with recent changes made to the order making authority checklist.

  6. Section 11 - Ordnance Survey updated

  7. Incorrect references to ‘statement of reasons’ these have been updated to ‘statement of grounds’.

  8. Correction made to the named ministerial departments in the introduction. Correction made to remove a reference that the guidance applies to Wales.

  9. updates made to the guidance booklet html - the glossary, section 3 section 4 and annex K.

  10. Rights of Way advice notes 1, 3, 9, 16, 20, 21, 22 and 23 have been incorporated as appendices into this guidance booklet.

  11. Guidance on Procedures for Considering Objections to Definitive Map and Public Path Orders updated to make reference to AI guidance

  12. Various edits and section 7.2 - 7.4 rewritten.

  13. All Covid-19 related information removed

  14. Multiple changes on annex b

  15. All references to Advice note 10 removed, AN10 has been retired

  16. MHCLG to DLUHC

  17. Booklet updated with links to the Planning Inspectorate new Privacy Policy

  18. Updated with a chapter on virtual events and change to the guidance on accompanied site visits.

  19. The booklet has been updated to encourage people to submit all documents electronically.

  20. PDF booklet updated

  21. Guidance booklet amended with new wording regarding Libellous comments.

  22. Location details updated in booklet

  23. Booklet updated

  24. Updates to guidance made to reflect the new GDPR rules

  25. Links within document updated

  26. Updated broken links, updated the room number for Customer Quality Team, added another question to the end of Appendix H and made reference to submitting witness statements with a proof of evidence (Appendix E).

  27. Complaints and Feedback updated and a new section on communicating with us electronically.

  28. Update to costs section to reflect that Inspectors can now consider initiating an award of costs.

  29. First published.

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Guidance on Procedures for Considering Objections to Definitive Map and Public Path Orders

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Details

This booklet contains information on:

  • when we receive an order
  • written representations
  • the hearing procedure
  • local public inquiries
  • other issues relevant to hearings and inquiries
  • what the Inspector considers in reaching a decision
  • the decision (including the modifications process)
  • costs
  • complaints and challenges
  • virtual events
  • site visits

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