Guidance

Rights of way advice note 5: precedence

Definitive map and definitive statement - precedence.

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This advice note relates to policy and legal guidance matters, this responsibility falls outside of the remit of the Inspectorate. It has therefore been decided that rights of way advice notes produced by the Inspectorate will no longer be updated and will be archived on GOV.UK.

Applies to England

Documents

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions letters in relation to Circular 2/93 paragraph 31

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Details

The purpose of this advice note is to inform Inspectors of the Planning Inspectorate’s opinion on the precedence of definitive maps and definitive statements.

Updates to this page

Published 1 September 2000
Last updated 14 October 2021 + show all updates
  1. All references to Wales removed

  2. First published.

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