Guidance

2018 Rights of Way order information: start date notices, inquiry & hearing notices and rejection letters

Start date notices, inquiry & hearing notices and rejection letters for rights of way orders within 2018

Applies to England and Wales

All notices will now be published with the sealed order and map already attached.

2016/17 start date notices, inquiry & hearing notices and rejection letters can be viewed on a separate page

2017 Decision letters can be viewed on a separate page

2018 Decision letters can be viewed on a separate page

Latest notices published:

18 December 2018 - ROW/3199856 Cheshire West and Chester Council, ROW/3174603R Suffolk County Council, ROW/3206860 Redcar & Clevelend Borough Council, ROW/3204532 West Sussex County Council, ROW/3212124 Central Bedfordshire Council.

07 December 2018 - ROW/3174602 Suffolk County Council, ROW/3194825 East Riding of Yorkshire Council, ROW/3198280 Lancashire County Council, ROW/3204488 Suffolk County Council, ROW/3204661 Northumberland County Council, ROW/3206060 Hertfordshire County Council, ROW/3207757 Northumberland County Council, ROW/3207788 & 3207789 Suffolk County Council, ROW/3208512 Northumberland County Council, ROW/3208953 Sheffield City Council, ROW/3209333 Leicestershire County Council, ROW/3212603 West Sussex County Council.

16 November 2018 - ROW/3204275 Nottinghamshire County Council, ROW/3207751 Northumberland County Council, ROW/3186868 Bath and North East Somerset Council, ROW/3189289 Derbyshire County Council, ROW/3211655 and ROW/3211656 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council, ROW/3182291 & ROW/3182292 Lincolnshire County Council.

Bath and North East Somerset Council

(Restricted Byway BA21/12, Beeks Mill, St Catherine) Definitive Map Modification Order 2017


(Restricted Byway BA21/12, Beeks Mill, St Catherine) Definitive Map Modification Order 2017

Bedford Borough Council

(Turvey: Part of Footpath No. A5) Public Path Diversion Order 2018

Bradford (City of) Metropolitan District Council

Public Footpath No. 83 (Baildon)

Breckland District Council

(Bridleway 15) Public Path Diversion Order 2016

Calderdale Borough Council

(Woodroyd Gardens to Rose Grove Lane) Order No. 1, 2017

Cambridgeshire County Council

Public Footpath No 2, Alconbury Weston (part) Public Path Diversion Order 2015


(Public Bridleway No 13 (part), Tydd St Giles) Public Path Diversion Order 2012

Central Bedfordshire Council

(Arlesey: Part of Footpath No 5) Public Path Extinguishment Order 2017

Cheshire East Council

(Public Footpath No. 14 (Part), Parish of Bunbury) Public Path Diversion Order 2017


1) (Public Footpath No. 14 (Part), Parish of Bunbury) Public Path Diversion Order 2017 and 2) (Unrecorded Footpath, land off Oak Gardens, Parish of Bunbury) Public Path Extinguishment Order 2017

Cheshire West and Chester Council

(Addition of particulars to the Definitive Statement for Footpath No 19, Beeston) Modification Order 2017

(Addition of particulars to the Definitive Statement for Footpath No 19, Beeston) Modification Order 2017

Copeland Borough Council

Public Footpath No. 403001 Diversion Order No. 1 2016

Cornwall Council

(Addition of a Footpath, Bridleways and a Restricted Byway together with the Upgrade of a Footpath to Bridleway at Rosemellyn and Hallew in the Parishes of Roche and Treverbyn) Modification Order 2017


Footpath Sections of Right of Way No. 57, Chacewater (Parts): Former Hallenbeagle Mine Site (South-West Part) Varying Order 2017


(Addition of a Footpath, Bridleways and a Restricted Byway together with the Upgrade of a Footpath to Bridleway at Rosemellyn and Hallew in the Parishes of Roche and Treverbyn) Modification Order 2017


(Parts of Footpath Nos. 1 & 18, Ladock) (Trewince, Grampound Road) Public Path Diversion Order 2017


(Addition of Restricted Byway from road U6036 to Bridleway 62 Camborne) (Penponds) Modification Order 2016

Cumbria County Council

(Parish of Broughton Moor: District of Allerdale): Definitive Map Modification Order (No 1) 2017


(Parishes of Old Hutton & Holmescales and New Hutton: District of South Lakeland) Definitive Map Modification Order (No 2) 2017


(Parish of Kendal: District of South Lakeland) Definitive Map Modification Order (No 3) 2017

Dacorum Borough Council

Title of Order: (Hemel Hempstead Footpaths 50 & 51) Diversion Order 2017

Derbyshire County Council

(Upgrading to Bridleway of Public Footpath No. 17 (Part) and 18 – Parish of Pleasley); Modification Order 2016


(Bridleway and Byway Open to All Traffic Along Back Lane - Darley Dale) Modification Order 2016


(Bridleway from Main Street Over Haddon via Lathkill Dale and Meadow Place Grange to Back Lane - Parishes of Over Haddon and Youlgreave) Modification Order 2015


(Upgrading to Bridleway of Public Footpath No. 17 (Part) and 18 – Parish of Pleasley); Modification Order 2016


(Footpath from Green Lane to Footpath No. 41 – Parish of Killamarsh) Modification Order 2014 - INQUIRY CANCELLED


(Bridleway and Byway Open to All Traffic Along Back Lane – Darley Dale) Modification Order 2016


(Bridleway from Main Street Over Haddon via Lathkill Dale and Meadow Place Grange to Back Lane - Parishes of Over Haddon and Youlgreave) Modification Order 2015

(Byway Open to all Traffic along non-classified Highway between Garner House and Highlow Hall – Parishes of Offerton and Higlow and Restricted Byway – Parish of Highlow Modification Order 2014

Devon County Council

(Footpath Nos. 16, 17, 18, 19 & 20, Combe Raleigh and No. 5 Awliscombe) Definitive Map Modification Order 2016


(Bridleway No. 6, Ugborough) Definitive Map Modification Order 2016


(Footpath No. 99, Ilfracombe) Public Path Extinguishment & Definitive Map and Statement Modification Order 2017

(Footpath Nos. 60 and 61, Luppitt) Definitive Map Modification Order 2017 & (Footpath No. 62, Luppitt) Definitive Map Modification Order 2017

Doncaster Borough Council

Public Path Diversion Order Public Footpath No 25 Bentley with Arksey

Dorset County Council

(Part of Footpath 10, Spetisbury); Public Path Diversion Order 2017

Durham County Council

(Public Bridleway No. 211 Crook and No’s 121 & 196 Witton Le Wear Parish) Modification Order No. 3 2017

East Riding of Yorkshire Council

(Howden Footpath Nos. 15 and 16) Definitive Map and Statement Modification Order 2017


(Bugthorpe Footpath No. 1) Public Path Diversion and Definitive Map and Statement Modification Order 2017

(Howden Footpath Nos. 15 and 16) Definitive Map and Statement Modification Order 2017 - INQUIRY CANCELLED

East Staffordshire Borough Council

(Footpath No. 26, Land at Oakfields, Hanbury, in the Parish of Hanbury) Public Footpath Diversion Order 2017

East Sussex County Council

(Public Footpath Hurst Green 23) Definitive Map Modification Order 2017 & (Public Footpath Hurst Green 23 (Part)) Public Path Diversion Order 2017


(Public Footpath Burwash 67) Definitive Map Modification Order 2017

Essex County Council

Public Path Creation Order 2018. Bridleway link at Great Dunmow between Bridleway 34 Great Dunmow and Ongar Road (B184) District of Uttlesford


Definitive Map Modification No. 634 Footpath 70 Writtle Chelmsford City Order 2017


Public Path Diversion Order 2017 Footpath 22 Southminster and Footpath 8 Dengie in the District of Maldon


Public Path Diversion Order 2017 Footpaths 10, 11 and 12 Mistley and Footpaths 8, 11 and 12 Bradfield in the District of Tendring


Public Path Diversion Order 2016 Footpath 11 Great Waltham & Public Path Extinguishment Order 2016 Extinguishment Bridleway 107 Great Waltham


Definitive Map Modification No. 598 Bridleway 11 Chappel and 64 Great Tey and Restricted Byway 28 Chappel, (Colchester District) Order 2015

Gateshead Borough Council

(Footpath Ryton 35, Crawcrook, Gateshead) (Diversion) Order 2016

Gloucestershire County Council

Public Footpath NTU 18 Parish of Tetbury Upton Diversion Order 2017

Hampshire County Council

(Basingstoke and Deane Borough No. 4) (Parish of Overton – Part of Bridleway No. 26) Public Path Diversion and Definitive Map and Statement Modification Order 2017


(East Hampshire District No. 12) (Parish of Headley – Part of Bridleway No. 13) Public Path Diversion and Definitive Map and Statement Modification Order 2017

(Test Valley Borough No. 63) (Parish of East Dean) Definitive Map Modification Order 2017


(Winchester City No. 44) (Parish Of Kings Worthy) Definitive Map Modification Order 2017


The Hampshire (Basingstoke and Deane Borough No. 4) (Parish of Overton – Part of Bridleway No. 26) Public Path Diversion and Definitive Map and Statement Modification Order 2017


The Hampshire (Winchester District (No. 57) (City of Winchester) Definitive Map Modification Order 2015


The Hampshire (Test Valley Borough No. 7) (Parish of East Tytherley - Part of Footpath No. 12) Public Path Diversion and Definitive Map and Statement Modification Order 2017


The Hampshire (Test Valley Borough No. 63) (Parish of East Dean) Definitive Map Modification Order 2017

* ROW/3181878 notice of order dated 31 January 2018 (PDF, 836 KB, 9 pages)


(Basingstoke and Deane Borough No. 49) (Parish of St. Mary Bourne) Definitive Map Modification Order 2016

Havant Borough Council

Land Adjoining Kingsclere Avenue Havant Public Footpath Closure Order 2017

Herefordshire Council

Hertfordshire County Council

(Much Hadham 22) Diversion Order 2016


(Little Gaddesden 2, 3 & 27) Modification Order 2014


(Graveley 15, 18 and 21 and Wymondley 24) Modification Order 2016


(Kings Langley 47) Modification Order 2016


(Aldenham 83 and 9) Modification Order 2009


Barley 15 & 18) Modification Order 2017


(Little Gaddesden 2,3 & 27) Modification Order 2014


(Kings Langley 47) Modification Order 2016

Kent County Council

(Bridleways AW378 & AW379, Kingsnorth) Definitive Map Modification Order 2016


(Public Footpath ER80 and ER81 (Part) Shepherdswell with Coldred) Public Path Diversion and Definitive Map and Statement Modification Order 2017


(Bridleways AW378 & AW379, Kingsnorth) Definitive Map Modification Order 2016

Kirklees Council

(Huddersfield Public Bridleway 231 – Sandy lane to Nether Moor Road, South Crosland) Public Path Modification Order 2018

Lancashire County Council

Definitive Map and Statement of Public Rights of Way Moor Lane and Cob Castle Road, Haslingden (Definitive Map Modification) Order 2013


Public Footpath on Foreshore to Lindeth Road Silverdale (Definitive Map Modification) Order 2013 and Browns Houses to Lindeth Road Silverdale (Definitive Map Modification) Order 2013

Lake District National Park Authority

Restricted Byway 348043 Along The Public Road C3033, Mosedale & Carrhead Ford, Mungrisdale Parish

Leicestershire County Council

Public Bridleway I20 (Part) Parish of Barrow upon Soar Rail Crossing Extinguishment Order 2017


Deletion of Footpath C50A School Lane Houghton on the Hill Definitive Map Modification Order 2017

Lincolnshire County Council

Public Footpath No. 1108 Market Deeping & Deeping St James, and Public Path Extinguishment Order 2017 Parts of Public Footpath Number 4 Market Deeping and Deeping St James


(Addition of Coningsby Footpath No.1124) Definitive Map Modification Order 2016


(Amendment of Kesteven County Council (Rural District of South Kesteven) Definitive Map and Statement – Evidential Events) (No. 1) Modification Order 1992


Public Path Creation Order 2017 Public Footpath No. 1108 Market Deeping & Deeping St James and Public Path Extinguishment Order 2017 Parts of Public Footpath Number 4 Market Deeping & Deeping St James


Amendment of Lindsey County Council (Rural District of Horncastle) Definitive Maps and Statement Addition of Public Footpath No.1124, Definitive Map Modification Order 2016 From School Lane / Laythorpe Gardens to Dogdyke Road in the Parish of Coningsby

London Borough of Ealing

The Ealing Public Path Stopping Up (Oldham Terrace Bye-law Footpath) Order 2017

London Borough Of Hillingdon

Definitive Map Modification Order to add a Public Footpath in the Eastcote and East Ruislip Ward Definitive Map Modification Order 2017 No. 3

Norfolk County Council

(Hethersett) Modification Order 2017


(Great Witchingham) Modification Order 2017


(Trunch Restricted Byway No. 9) Modification Order 2017


(Dereham) Modification Order 2017


(Norwich) Modification Order 2016

North Somerset Council

(Part of Footpath AX 29/14, over land west of A371 Banwell Road, Winscombe and Sandford) Public Path Diversion Order No. 1 2017


(Footpath LA 19/50 and part of Footpath LA 19/48 over land between Kingston Lane and Market Place, Winford); Public Path Diversion Order No. 2 2017

Northumberland County Council

Definitive Map Modification Order (No 9) 2017 Byways Open to All Traffic Nos 45 & 31 (Parishes of Eglingham and Newton-by-the-Sea)


Definitive Map Modification Order (No 7) 2017 - Restricted Byway No 158 (Parish of Allendale)


Definitive Map Modification Order (No 3) 2015 Byways Open to All Traffic Nos 30 & 36 (Parishes of Newton by the Sea & Beadnell)


Definitive Map Modification Order (No 23) 2016 - Bridleway No 159 and Byway Open to all Traffic No 161 (Parish of Allendale)


Modification Order (No 22) 2016 Byways Open to All Traffic Nos 9 & 56 (Parishes of Ewart & Kirknewton)


Definitive Map Modification Order (No 30) 2016 Byways Open to All Traffic Nos 20 & 17 (Parishes of Bamburgh & North Sunderland)


Definitive Map Modification Order (No 10) 2016 Byways Open to All Traffic Nos 17 and 43 (Parishes of Denwick & Eglingham)


Notice updated 06 April 2018 Definitive Map Modification Order (No 20) 2015 Public Bridleway No 32 (Parish of Kyloe)


Definitive Map Modification Order (No 21) 2016 Byways Open to All Traffic Nos 42, 29 & 30 (Parishes of Beadnell & Ellingham)


Parish of Felton (Public Footpath No 5) Diversion Order 2017 & Parish of Felton (Public Footpath No 5) Diversion Order 2017 (No 2)


Definitive Map Modification Order (No 6) 2012 Public Bridleways Nos 45 and 46 (Parish of Elsdon)

Nottinghamshire County Council

Granby Bridleways No.’s.19 And 20 Modification Order 2007


Footpath between the Mount and Clipstone Drive, Newlands, Mansfield Woodhouse


(East Markham Byway Nos. 27,28,29,30, 31 & 32) Modification Order 2005


The Nottinghamshire (Ashfield Area & Area 3) Definitive Map and Statement


The Nottinghamshire (Area 6) Definitive Map & Statement The Nottinghamshire County Council (Misson Footpath No. 13) Modification Order 2012

Peterborough City Council

Public Footpath Peterborough No.71 (Guildhall Walk) Modification Order (No.1) 2017

Redcar & Clevelend Borough Council

Skelton Public Footpath No. 232 Definitive Map and Statement Modification Order 2018

Rutland County Council

(Clipsham) Definitive Map and Statement Modification Order No. 1 of 2017


District Council (Thorpe by Water) Footpath E361 Modification Order (No. 2) 2017

Sheffield City Council

(Butterthwaite Lane to Loicher Lane) Public Bridleway Creation Order 2012


(Definitive Map and Statement) Modification Order (No. 59) 2016

(Definitive Map and Statement) Modification Order (No. 59) 2016

Shropshire Council

(Bridleway Additions, Parish of Richard’s Castle) Modification Order 2015

South Downs National Authority

Public path diversion order reference: Binsted Public Path 55 (part) 2017

Suffolk County Council

(Thingoe Rural District Definitive Map and Statement) (Parishes of Chevington, Horringer and Ickworth) Modification Order 2017


1) Parishes of Creeting St Mary & Needham Market) (Creeting St Mary Footpath 39 (Part) (Gipsy Lane Crossing)) Rail Crossing Diversion Order 2018 AND 2) (Parishes of Needham Market and Creeting St Mary) (Needham Market Footpath 6 and Creeting St Mary Footpath 26 and any unrecorded Public Footpath Rights) Rail Crossing Extinguishment Order 2018

(Parish of Moulton) Modification Order 2018


Thingoe Rural District Definitive Map and Statement Parish of Hepworth Modification Order 2017


(Gipping Rural District Definitive Map and Statement) (Parish of Needham Market) Modification Order 2017


(Parish of Westhall) Modification Order 2017


(Gipping Rural District Definitive Map and Statement) (Parish of Needham Market) Modification Order 2017

Surrey County Council

Footpath No. 93 (Egham) Definitive Map Modification Order 2017


Restricted Byway No. 41 (Walton and Weybridge) Definitive Map Modification Order 2016

Vale of White Horse District Council

Public Footpath Shrivenham No 6 (Galleyherns Farm) Public Path Diversion Order 2017

Wakefield City of

Public Path Diversion Order and Definitive Map and Statement Modification Order No 7, 2015

West Sussex County Council

(Horsham No. 1/15) (Horsham Addition of A Footpath) Definitive Map Modification Order 2017


(Horsham No. 1) (Addition of Public Footpath) Definitive Map Modification Order 2018


(Warnham) Public Path (No. 1577) Diversion Order, 2013 & (Warnham) Public Path (No. 1578) Diversion Order, 2013


(Southwater) Public Path (No. 1642) Part Special Diversion Order 2016; & (Southwater) Public Path (No. 1650) Part Special Extinguishment Order 2016

Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council

(Footpath from Sandy Pool Farm, Timperley Lane to Public Footpath No. 209, Leigh) DMMO 2017 AND (Footpath from Public Footpath No. 209 to East Lancashire

Wiltshire Council

(Parish of Urchfont) Path No. 51 Definitive Map and Statement Modification Order 2015


Parish of Pewsey Path No. 82 and Path No. 82A and the Parish of Milton Lilbourne Path No. 34 and Path No. 34A Definitive Map and Statement Modification Order 2017


Dilton Marsh 15A (Part) Diversion and Definitive Map and Statement Modification Order 2017


(Parish of Idmiston) Path No. 9 Definitive Map and Statement Modification Order 2016


Parish of Whiteparish Path No. 41 Rights of Way Modification Order 2017


(Parish of Bratton) Path No. 42 and the (Parish of Edington) Path No. 36 Definitive Map and Statement Modification Order 2017


Codford Path No. 15 Rights of Way Modification Order 2016


(Parish of Donhead St Andrew) Path No. 27 Definitive Map and Statement Modification Order 2016


Great Hinton Path No. 34 Rights of Way Modification Order 2016

Published 5 January 2018
Last updated 18 December 2018 + show all updates
  1. ROW/3199856 Cheshire West and Chester Council, ROW/3174603R Suffolk County Council, ROW/3206860 Redcar & Clevelend Borough Council, ROW/3204532 West Sussex County Council, ROW/3212124 Central Bedfordshire Council.

  2. ROW/3174602 Suffolk County Council, ROW/3194825 East Riding of Yorkshire Council, ROW/3198280 Lancashire County Council, ROW/3204488 Suffolk County Council, ROW/3204661 Northumberland County Council, ROW/3206060 Hertfordshire County Council, ROW/3207757 Northumberland County Council, ROW/3207788 & 3207789 Suffolk County Council, ROW/3208512 Northumberland County Council, ROW/3208953 Sheffield City Council, ROW/3209333 Leicestershire County Council, ROW/3212603 West Sussex County Council.

  3. ROW/3204275 Nottinghamshire County Council, ROW/3207751 Northumberland County Council, ROW/3186868 Bath and North East Somerset Council, ROW/3189289 Derbyshire County Council, ROW/3211655 and ROW/3211656 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council, ROW/3182291 & ROW/3182292 Lincolnshire County Council.

  4. ROW/3174677M1 Lincolnshire County Council, ROW/3200267 Bradford (City of) Metropolitan District, ROW/3177165M1 Derbyshire County Council, ROW/3208590 Essex County Council, ROW/3206702 Calderdale Borough Council, ROW/3198932 Surrey County Council, ROW/3191253M Suffolk County Council, ROW/3187611 Cheshire East Council.

  5. ROW/3194825 & ROW/3196319 Inquiry's cancelled

  6. ROW/3188167 Cumbria County Council, ROW/3191733 Hampshire County Council, ROW/3199173 Lake District National Park Authority, ROW/3201717 Wiltshire Council, ROW/3205587 & ROW/3205575 East Sussex County Council.

  7. ROW/3185634 Suffolk, ROW/3199856 Cheshire West and Chester, ROW/3202859 Kirklees, ROW/3203730 Norfolk, ROW/3207764 Bedford.

  8. ROW/3188656 Derbyshire, ROW/3179946M1 Kent, ROW/3191893 Cornwall, ROW/3201496 Wiltshire.

  9. ROW/3188656 Derbyshire County Council - inquiry cancelled

  10. ROW/3184705 Hertfordshire County Council, ROW/3196947 Cumbria County Council, ROW/3197792 Wiltshire Council, ROW/3199994 Norfolk County Council.

  11. ROW/3196250 Copeland Borough Council, ROW/3197274 and ROW/3197275 Lancashire County Council, ROW/3200513 Norfolk County Council, ROW/3201752 Hertfordshire County Council, ROW/3203030 Havant Borough Council, ROW/3203355 Nottinghamshire County Council.

  12. Notices updated

  13. ROW/3195833, ROW/3197985 Hampshire, FPS/M1900/7/67R2, ROW/3168851.

  14. ROW/3180704 Norfolk, ROW/3189124 East Sussex, ROW/3196239 Kent, ROW/3196319 Derbyshire, ROW/3198009 Rutland.

  15. ROW/3175719 Sheffield, ROW/3177165 Derbyshire, ROW/3182651 Northumberland, ROW/3193897 Essex, ROW/3196245 Essex, ROW/3196958 Cornwall, ROW/3197809 Essex,

  16. ROW/3193877 Wiltshire and ROW/3194825 East riding of yorkshire

  17. FPS/J1155/7/115M1 and ROW/3175914

  18. ROW/3181878 Hampshire, ROW/3185487 Peterborough, ROW/3191682 Devon, ROW/3191893 Cornwall, ROW/3195150 London Borough Of Hillingdon, ROW/3196026 Herefordshire.

  19. ROW/3179946 Kent, ROW/3184369 & ROW/3184370 West Sussex, ROW/3188656 Derbyshire, ROW/3189691 Northumberland, ROW/3189777 Hampshire, ROW/3191253 Suffolk, ROW/3192264 Wiltshire, ROW/3193169, Gloucestershire, ROW/3193904 Northumberland, ROW/3194381 Vale of White Horse, ROW/3195200 Cambridgeshire.

  20. FPS/Q1770/7/85M, ROW/3175719, ROW/3178615, ROW/3181363, ROW/3182291 & ROW/3182292, ROW/3188550 & ROW/3188551, ROW/3189691, ROW/3190787, ROW/3191239, ROW/3191249, ROW/3191558, ROW/3193986, ROW/3194106, ROW/3191733 Decisions added

  21. ROW/3187187 Northumberland, ROW/3190330 Cornwall & ROW/3179816 Hertfordshire added.

  22. ROW/3172059M1 Northumberland, ROW/3185313 & ROW/3190553 Northumberland, ROW/3186868 Bath and North East Somerset, ROW/3186991 & ROW/3186993 West Sussex, ROW/3187363 Cambridgeshire County Council, ROW/3187431 North Somerset, ROW/3187903 Nottinghamshire, ROW/3189557 North Somerset, ROW/3191396 Wiltshire

  23. 3174677 Updated Notice of order

  24. ROW/3181863, ROW/3184380, ROW/3185021 & ROW/3185022, ROW/3188750, ROW/3190343, ROW/3174213.

  25. ROW/3181878 notice added

  26. ROW/3172071 Modification notice Updated

  27. ROW/3167600M Hampshire, ROW/3184705 Hertfordshire, ROW/3184898 East Staffordshire, ROW/3187354 Doncaster, ROW/3187611 & ROW/3187612 Cheshire East, FPS/Y3940/7/20M1 Wiltshire.

  28. ROW/3184750 Notice added

  29. First published.