Restricted Byway EE499 at Eastry and Woodnesborough Definitive Map Modification Order 2023

Kent County Council has received an application, and subsequently made an Order, to amend the legal record of Public Rights of Way, known as the Definitive Map and Statement, by recording a Restricted Byway running between Selson Lane and Drainless Road at Eastry and Woodnesborough

Under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, the County Council may make an Order to modify the Definitive Map where it is considered that a public right of way which is not shown on the map is reasonably alleged to subsist.

Further details about the application and a plan showing the proposal can be found by viewing the Documents section.


Kent County Council has received an application, and subsequently made an Order, to amend the legal record of Public Rights of Way, known as the Definitive Map and Statement, by recording a Restricted Byway running between Selson Lane and Drainless Road at Eastry and Woodnesborough

Under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, the County Council may make an Order to modify the Definitive Map where it is considered that a public right of way which is not shown on the map is reasonably alleged to subsist.

Further details about the application and a plan showing the proposal can be found by viewing the Documents section.


  • 12 December 2025

    On 7 November 2025, an Inspector appointed by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs confirmed the above Order without modifications.

    This Order became operative as from 7 November 2025

  • 1 May 2025

    This case will now be decided by the Planning Inspectorate via a Written Representations process.

    Documents relating to this process can be found in the Documents Tab in the relevant folders