Notice of Confirmation of a Public Path Diversion and Definitive Map and Statement Modification Order Town and Country Planning Act 1990, Section 257 and Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Section 53A (2) Dorset Council (Public Footpath 24 (Part), 160, 161 (Part), 162 and Public Bridleway 21 (Part), Weymouth) Public Path Diversion Order 2020

On 22nd June 2022 an Inspector appointed by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs confirmed the above order. The effect of the order as confirmed is to divert public Footpath 24 (part), 160, 161 (part), and public Bridleway 21 (part), Weymouth as shown on the order map as follows: From the current routes: Footpath 162, Weymouth: The whole length and width of public footpath No. 162, Weymouth, running from SY 68335 82547 in an east north easterly direction for 175 metres to SY 68496 82612. Width to be diverted: 2 metres. Part of Footpath 161, Weymouth: That length and the whole width of public footpath No. 161, Weymouth, running from SY 68498 82477 in a north easterly direction for 153 metres to SY 68614 82579, then in an east south easterly direction for 32 metres to SY 68644 82567, then in a southerly direction for 51 metres to SY 68634 82517, then in a south westerly direction for 15 metres to SY 68620 82510, then in a south south westerly direction for 24 metres to SY 68612 82491, then in a south easterly turning south westerly direction for 44 metres to SY 68613 82448, then continuing in a west north westerly direction for 127 metres re-joining Footpath 161 at SY 68488 82468. Width to be diverted: 2 metres. Part of Footpath 24, Weymouth: That length and the whole width of public footpath No. 24, Weymouth, running from SY 68496 82612 south of Louviers Road, in a southerly direction for 148 metres to the junction of Footpath No. 161 at SY 68488 82468. Part of Bridleway 21, Weymouth: That length and the whole width of public bridleway No. 21, Weymouth, running from SY 68411 82618 south of Louviers Road for 104 metres in a south westerly direction to SY 68335 82547. Footpath 160, Weymouth:That length and the whole width of public footpath No. 160, Weymouth, running from its junction with Bridleway 21 south of Louviers Road at SY 68428 82634 in a south easterly direction for 178 metres to its junction with Footpath 24 at SY 68488 82468. Width to be diverted: 2 metres. To the new routes: Footpath 162, Weymouth: A length of public footpath at a width of 2 metres running from SY 68352 82566 for 77 metres in an east north easterly direction to SY 68426 82586, then in a generally northerly direction for 7 metres to SY 68424 82592 then in a generally easterly turning northerly direction for 57 metres to SY 68478 82603 and then in an east south easterly direction for 12 metres to Footpath 24 at SY 68489 82601. Part of Footpath 161, Weymouth: A length of public footpath at a width of 2 metres running from SY 68485 82535 on Footpath 24 in a generally east north easterly direction for 18 metres to SY 68500 82543, then continuing in a generally easterly direction for 35 metres to SY 68535 82538, then in a generally northerly direction for 7 metres to SY 68536 82545 then in a generally easterly direction for 65 metres to SY 68600 82536, then in a south easterly direction for 5 metres to SY 68603 82532, then turning in an east south easterly direction for 26 metres to SY 68628 82525, then in a south easterly turning southerly direction for 10 metres to SY 68630 82516 then in a southerly direction for 21 metres to SY 68627 82496, then in a south westerly direction for 57 metres to SY 68583 82460 then in a westerly direction for 86 metres to Footpath 161 at SY 68498 82477. Part of Footpath 24, Weymouth: A length of public footpath at a width of 2 metres running from SY 68496 82612 south of Louviers Road, in a south south westerly direction for 12 metres to SY 68489 82601 then continuing in a south south westerly direction for 12 metres to SY 68484 82591 then in a southerly direction for 36 metres to SY 68485 82555 then in a southerly direction for 20 metres to SY 68485 82535 and then continuing in a southerly direction for 67 metres to Footpath 161 at SY 68488 82468. A Footpath, Weymouth: To be numbered Footpath 163, Weymouth A length of public footpath at a width of 2 metres running from SY 68594 82592 on Bridleway 21, in a southerly direction for 9 metres to SY 68592 82583 then in a south easterly turning southerly direction for 54 metres to SY 68600 82536. Footpath 160, Weymouth: A length of public footpath at a width of 2 metres running from Bridleway 21 at SY 68335 82547 in an east south easterly direction for 179 metres to Footpath 24 at SY 68488 82468. Part of Bridleway 21, Weymouth: A length of public bridleway at a width of 4 metres running from SY 68411 82618 in a south westerly direction for 12 metres to SY 68402 82611, then in a south westerly direction for 5 metres to SY 68399 82608, then in a south westerly direction for 51 metres to SY 68360 82574, then in a south westerly direction for 8 metres to SY 68354 82568, then in a south westerly direction for 3 metres to SY 68352 82566 then continuing in south westerly direction for 28 metres to SY 68335 82547. A copy of the order as confirmed and the order map have been placed and may be seen free of charge at Reception, County Hall, Colliton Park, Dorchester during normal office hours. Copies are also available on our website at

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The Order will come into force on the date on which Dorset Council certify that the terms of Article 2 of the order have been complied with, but if any person aggrieved by the Order wants to question its validity, or that of any provision contained in it, on the ground that it is not within the powers of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, or on the ground that any requirement of that Act or any regulation made under it has not been complied with in relation to the confirmation of the Order, he or she may apply to the High Court for any of these purposes under s.287 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 within 6 weeks from the date on which notice is first published as required by paragraph 7 of Schedule 14 to the Act.

Dated 13 July 2022 JONATHAN MAIR, Monitoring Officer