Decision details

Opposed Bridleway 15.29/78 and Restricted Byway 15.29/79 Heyshaw to Lanes Foot Road, Dacre Modification Order 2020

Decision Maker: Corporate Director of Environment

Decision status: For Determination

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

That the Authority should support confirmation of the Order to record a restricted byway along Lane Foot Road to Lane Foot Cottage and to record a Bridleway between Land Foot Cottage and Heyshaw, within its re-submission of the case to the Secretary of State.


Reasons for the decision:

It is considered that ‘on the balance of probabilities’, public vehicular rights do exist along Lane Foot Road, and that rights greater than just the existing pedestrian rights, but not extending to be public vehicular rights, exist between Lane Foot and Heyshaw.


Alternative options considered:

The possibility of not supporting the confirmation of the Order, or even opposing the confirmation of the Order, were alternative stances considered and rejected.

Publication date: 19/12/2023

Date of decision: 18/12/2023

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