Letcombe Bassett/Regis & West Challow: Green Road BOAT & BOAT Nos.399/13/10 & 275/3/10 - proposed prohibition of motor vehicles & carriages

We're asking for your views on the proposal to introduce new 'Prohibition of Motor Vehicles & Horse drawn Carriages’ restrictions on a) Green Road BOAT (Byway Open to All Traffic) in Letcombe Bassett & West Challow, between its junctions with the B4001 Middleway Bottom to the west, and Windmill Hill to the east, and b) on the Letcombe Regis & West Challow BOAT (Nos.399/13/10 & 275/3/10) between its junction with the B4507 to the north, and its junction with Bassett Road in Letcombe Regis to the south.

The orders seek to prohibit motor vehicles & horse drawn carriages (where both are wider than 1.6m, approx.5ft 2in) on a seasonal basis between 1st October & 30th April on Green Road BOAT, and all year round on the Letcombe Regis & West Challow BOAT. Use will continue to be permitted for emergency services, pedestrians, cycles, horses, motorcycles, disabled persons wheelchairs and powered mobility conveyances, and for access by agricultural land users and highway maintenance vehicles, recovery vehicles and refuse collection as necessary.

On Green Road BOAT, the proposals have been put forward as the route has suffered repeated and severe surface damage during wet winter periods, with the damage rendering the route unsafe and frequently impassable, and on the specified Letcombe Regis & West Challow BOAT - to protect the physical condition of the route, safeguard vulnerable users, and ensure the byway can be managed sustainably.

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Have your say.

Please read the detailed information provided on this consultation and take the time to complete the survey as your views and opinions matter. Your response should be completed and returned by 5pm on Friday 12 June 2026.

Whilst we will endeavor to answer simple queries during the course of the consultation, any more complex questions/issues will be appraised and dealt with as part of consultation process.

What happens next?

The County Council will review the responses and if necessary (i.e. if objections are received) prepare a report to be presented to the Cabinet Member for Highway Management at a meeting scheduled for June 2026. This will be public meeting at which members of the public may apply to speak. The agenda and reports for meetings will be made available on the Oxfordshire County Council web site about a week before the meeting (please note that occasionally it is necessary to defer reports to a later meeting, and it is therefore advisable to check the agenda ahead of attending a meeting). The Forward Plan of decisions meetings can be viewed here.