NOTICE OF CONFIRMATION OF A PUBLIC PATH DIVERSION AND DEFINITIVE MAP AND STATEMENT MODIFICATION ORDER
HIGHWAYS ACT 1980/WILDLIFE AND COUNTRYSIDE ACT 1981
THE BOROUGH COUNCIL OF BOLTON PUBLIC FOOTPATH NO. 380 BOLTON (PART) AND RESTRICTED BYWAYS NO'S BOLTON 379 & 381A (PART) PUBLIC PATH DIVERSION ORDER AND DEFINITIVE MAP AND STATEMENT MODIFICATION ORDER 2022
On the 7th December 2022, the Borough Council of Bolton confirmed the above Order, made under Section 119 of the Highways Act 1980 ("the 1980 Act") and under section 53A(2) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. The effect of the Order as confirmed is to divert:
Public Footpath No. Bolton 380 situated to the east of 16 Moss Hall Farm Cottage, Bolton, BL5 1AL, commencing from point A at grid reference SD 70611 05509 in a generally south by easterly direction to point B at grid reference SD 70625 05455 for a distance of approximately 56 metres as shown by the continuous bold black line between points A-B on the Order Plan of a width of 3.0 metres throughout over a grass and gravel surface. Restricted Byway No. Bolton 379 situated to the south of 16 Moss Hall Farm Cottage, Bolton, BL5 1AL, commencing from point C at grid reference SD 70647 05456 in a generally westerly direction to point D at grid reference SD 70618 05455 for a distance of approximately 29 metres as shown by the continuous bold black line between points C-D on the Order Plan of a width of 3.0 metres throughout over a cinder surface.
Restricted Byway No. Bolton 381A situated to the south of 16 Moss Hall Farm Cottage, Bolton, BL5 1AL, commencing from point D at grid reference SD 70618 05455 in a generally westerly direction then turning in a southerly direction to point E at grid reference SD 70616 05450 for a distance of approximately 8 metres as shown by the continuous bold black line between points D-E on the Order Plan of an unrecorded width over a natural surface.
The new line will commence for Public Footpath No. Bolton 380 from point A at grid reference SD 70611 05509 in a generally east - south easterly direction to point F at grid reference SD 70624 05504 for a distance of approximately 14 metres then running in a generally south by easterly direction to point G at grid reference SD70628 05489 for a distance approximately 16 metres then running in a generally south easterly direction to point H at grid reference SD 70641 05479 for a distance of approximately 16 metres then running in a generally southerly direction to point I at grid reference SD 70644 05458 for a distance of approximately 21 metres then running in a generally south- south easterly direction to point C at grid reference SD 70647 05456 for a distance of approximately 4 metres as shown by the bold black broken line between points A-F-G-H-l-C on the order plan over a total distance of approximately 71 metres of a width of 2.3 metres throughout over a natural surface.
Restricted Byway No. Bolton 379 commencing from a new line from point C at grid reference SD 70647 05456 running in a generally south-south westerly direction to point J at grid reference SD 70644 405452 for a distance of approximately 4 metres then running in a generally west by southerly direction to point K at grid reference SD 70624 05451 for a distance approximately 20 metres as shown by the bold black broken line with arrowheads between points C-J-K on the order plan over a total distance of approximately 24 metres of a width of 3 metres throughout over a natural surface.
Restricted Byway No. Bolton 381A commencing from a new line from point K at grid reference SD 70624 05451 running in a generally west by southerly direction to point E at grid reference SD 70616 05450 for a distance of approximately 8 metres as shown by the bold black broken line with arrowheads between points K-E on the order plan over a total distance of approximately 8 metres of a width of 3 metres throughout over a natural surface.
The definitive map and statement shall be modified accordingly.
A copy of the confirmed Order and plan may be inspected free of charge at the One Stop Shop, Bolton Council, Town Hall, Bolton during office hours. Copies of the Order and Plan may be purchased.
The Order will come into force on the date the Order is certified as complied with by the Council but if any person aggrieved by the Order wants to question its validity or a provision contained within it on the ground that it is not within the powers of the Highway Act 1980 as amended, or on the ground that any requirement of the Act as amended, or of any regulation made under it has not been complied with in relation to the confirmation of the Order, he or she may under paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the Act as applied by paragraph 5 of Schedule 6 to the Act, within six weeks from 9th December 2022 make an application to the High Court.
Dated 13th December 2022
LS/SMW/087098
H Gorman, Borough Solicitor, Chief Executives Department, Town Hall, Bolton, BL1 1RU