Document Status
Current
Supplement
Core Supplement
Abstract
Procedure for rights of way orders made by English local authorities under the Highways Act 1980, the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 sent to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs because people have made representations or objections; or an order requires modification.
History
Last updated: 22 October 2026 - Updated by removing sentence of paragraph 2.6.2 (as it's repeated in paragraph 2.6.3) and removing 'However’ from paragraph 2.6.3 (as it's not required). Also added additional last sentence to 2.6.3 to cover where a local authority is taking a neutral stance or is opposing the order. Sourced from: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rights-of-way-guidance-booklet/guidance-on-procedures-for-considering-objections-to-definitive-map-and-public-path-orders-html and converted to pdf. Whilst we endeavour to capture all updates it is subject to receiving alerts from the publisher and there may be formatting or punctuation changes applied to the html version that do not affect the text. Document type: guidance. First published: 1 March 2014.
Subjects
- Planning and development
- Public paths and pedestrian areas
- Planning control
- Planning inquiries, England and Wales
- Transport planning
Publisher History
The Planning Inspectorate processes planning and enforcement appeals and holding examinations into regional spatial strategies and local development plans.