Dorchester Footpath No. 17 (part) - Confirmation of Modification Order 2024, Ref. 03760

We have confirmed an order to legally record a public footpath in Dorchester.

Background

Public footpaths, bridleways, restricted byways and byways, open to all traffic are recorded on Definitive Maps and Statements. These maps and statements provide conclusive legal evidence of the existence of public rights. Oxfordshire County Council is responsible for the Definitive Map and Statement for Oxfordshire and has a duty to amend them when evidence suggests that they are inaccurate or incomplete. Such amendments are made by Modification Orders made under section 53 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. These Orders do not come into effect until confirmed. If there are no objections to the order, or if any made are withdrawn, the council may confirm the Order, and the Definitive Map and Statement will then be modified.

Dorchester Footpath No. 17 (part) Modification Order 2024

Oxfordshire County Council has made a Modification Order to add a public footpath to the definitive map and statement from the north end of Dorchester Footpath No. 16 at grid reference SU 5783 9375 northwards along Wittenham Lane for 34m to the current west end of Dorchester Footpath No. 17 at SU 5785 9378, shown A – B on the Order plan.

The council has made this Order to rectify an anomaly on the legal record between the end of Dorchester Footpath No. 16 and the beginning of Footpath No.17. The evidence on which the decision is based is set out in the determination report. The report appendices are available on request from the case officer - see contact details.

GDPR (General Data Protection Regulations) and Data Protection Act

The County Council will consider all correspondence, objections and representations received in response to this order. They may be disseminated widely for these purposes and made available to the public. Privacy Notice Public Rights of Way, Commons and Town & Village Greens