Public Bridleway HE181 (part) at Swingfield - Public Path Diversion and Definitive Map and Statement Modification Order 2022

Consultation has concluded

Kent County Council has received an application, and subsequently made an Order, to divert part of Public Bridleway HE181 at Swingfield.

Under the Highways Act 1980, an Order may be made to close or divert a Public Footpath, Bridleway or Restricted Byway where it is in the interests of the landowner and/or the public to do so. In considering a proposal, the County Council will have regard to whether the new route is substantially less convenient to the public and the impact of the proposed diversion on the public enjoyment of the route as a whole.

Further details about the application (including how to respond) and a plan showing the proposal can be found by viewing the HE181 Swingfield Oder Notice, HE181 Swingfield diversion Order, and HE181 Swingfield statement to accomplany in the Documents section.

The deadline for responses is 25 March 2022.

Kent County Council has received an application, and subsequently made an Order, to divert part of Public Bridleway HE181 at Swingfield.

Under the Highways Act 1980, an Order may be made to close or divert a Public Footpath, Bridleway or Restricted Byway where it is in the interests of the landowner and/or the public to do so. In considering a proposal, the County Council will have regard to whether the new route is substantially less convenient to the public and the impact of the proposed diversion on the public enjoyment of the route as a whole.

Further details about the application (including how to respond) and a plan showing the proposal can be found by viewing the HE181 Swingfield Oder Notice, HE181 Swingfield diversion Order, and HE181 Swingfield statement to accomplany in the Documents section.

The deadline for responses is 25 March 2022.

Consultation has concluded

  • 29 April 2022

    This Order was confirmed on 28 March 2022 and comes into force on 25 April 2022, but if a 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 Highways Act 1980, as amended, or on the ground that any requirement of the Act, as amended, or of any regulation made under the Act which has not been complied with in relation to 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 6 weeks from 29 April 2022, make an application to the High Court.

    The confirmed Order and notice can be found in the Documents section.