Guidance
Stopping up orders
Stopping up is the legal process to remove highway rights to permanently close or divert a highway.
Applies to England
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All public rights of way - whether open to vehicles, horse riders, cyclists or pedestrians - are highways.
Stopping up orders are made under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. Different sections of the act allow stopping up for different reasons.
Updates to this page
Published 6 December 2024
Last updated 25 March 2025
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Link to new application form for orders under sections 247, 248 and 253.
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First published.