Guidance
Rights of way advice note 9: general guidance to inspectors on public rights of way matters.
General guidance to inspectors on public rights of way matters.
Applies to England
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This advice note contains information on:
- statutory provisions
- Highways Act 1980 Creation of Rights of Way
- public path extinguishment orders
- public path diversion orders
- rail Crossing extinguishment orders
- rail crossing diversion orders
- bridge or tunnel orders
- creation agreements
- Town and Country Planning Act 1990 cases
- stopping up or diversion of FP or BW to enable development to be carried out
- land held for a planning purpose
- surface mineral workings
- Acquisition of Land Act 1981 cases
- extinguishment of non-vehicular rights of way
- Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 cases
- definitive map orders
- modification orders under Section 53
- the effect of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (Nerc)
- evidence
Updates to this page
Published 1 March 2001
Last updated 29 July 2022 + show all updates
Last updated 29 July 2022 + show all updates
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Reference to advice note 7 removed and cross referencing to other notes updated
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All reference to Wales removed
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Advice note no.9, paragraphs 2.3.8 to 2.3.12, have been amended in light of a Court of Appeal judgement and a further amendment has been made to paragraph 2.3.8 Test 2.
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Advice note no.9, paragraphs 27-31, have been amended in light of a Court of Appeal judgement.
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Email address updated to use new format.
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Links updated
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The definition in Appendix 2 for Local Authority under the Highways Act 1980 had been amended
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First published.