Footpath and bridleway diversion/stopping up orders

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Public Footpath and Bridleway Diversion and Stopping Up Orders Made by Charnwood Borough Council Under the Town and Country Planning Act.

How to apply
How much does it cost?
Guidance Leaflet

The following list contains all the applications received by the Borough Council to divert or stop up public footpaths under the Town and Country Planning Act and which have not been confirmed.

Current applications

Parish/address	Footpath No.	Stage	Link to documents
Land adjacent to Canal Street Thurmaston	I58	Came into effect on the 7th June 2010	documents
Wanlip Sewage Treatment Works	J53	Order made 13th May 2011.Consultation period expired	documents
Truckstop Ashby Road Shepshed	K62	Pending negotiation	documents
Syston South of Barkby Road	J17	Came into effect on the 15th July 2009.	documents
Anstey North of Bradgate Road	J75	Completed but no way markers	documents
Barrow upon Soar East of Cotes Road	I13	Came into effect on the 9/4/2010	documents
Loughborough Grange Park	K17	Came into effect on the 12th June 2009	documents
Loughborough Byron Street	K102	Existing route is not accessible. Cannot proceed under Town and Country Planning Act	documents
Rothley - Rothley Lodge Farm	K23	Only part of proposed route is completed. Existing route is not accessible. Cannot proceed under Town and Country Planning Act	documents
Burton on the Wolds north of Brook Street	I3	Existing route is not accessible. Cannot proceed under Town and Country Planning Act	documents
Shepshed Old Station Close	K103	Came into effect on the 18th May 2009	documents

How to Apply.

Before a footpath or bridleway can be diverted you must obtain full planning permission. The application form should be completed and returned with the following:

Electronic application form
Application form in PDF format

• An extract from the Ordnance Survey map showing the existing route and proposed alterations to the footpath/bridleway route. (Scale: 1:1250 or 1:2500)
• A copy of the "full" planning permission decision.
• A cheque for the initial payment of £1000 made payable to Charnwood Borough Council.
• If you are not the owner of the land, you will need to send the written consent of the landowner

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How Much Does It Cost?

Diverting a footpath or bridleway can be costly. The process involves obtaining legal advice and advertising proposed diversions in local newspapers.

The applicant must pay the Council’s administrative and legal costs regardless of whether the application is successful.

The scale of charges for an application are as follows:

Charnwood Borough Council makes a standard charge of £1500 to cover administrative costs, legal advice, site visits, postage and
printing plus £1500 to cover the cost of advertising per application.
Cheques should be made payable to Charnwood Borough Council.

• Initial fee of £1000 paid with the application to divert the
  footpath.
• Final payment of £2000 paid before the order is confirmed and certified that the order is in place.
• £500 is paid before submission to the Secretary of State if
  objections are received and the order is submitted to Secretary of State for a decision.
• £200 for each additional path is paid where it is included in the same order.
• The £1000 initial fee is retained if the application is withdrawn/rejected following informal consultation and 1^st advertisement.

Refunds

The council will only refund a charge where:

• They fail to confirm an unopposed Order.
• Having received objections which have not been withdrawn, the Authority fails to submit the Order to the Secretary of State for confirmation, without the agreement of the person requesting the Order.
• The Order is not confirmed by the Authority or on submission to the Secretary of State, by him, on the ground that it was invalidly made due to no fault of the applicant.

The applicant must make the request to have the charges refunded.

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CONSULTEES
Library	British Telecommunications	Central Networks
Parish Council	Virgin Media	Auto-Cycle Union Ltd
Ramblers Association	Open Spaces Society	Developer/applicant/agent
Leicestershire County Council Solicitor	Leicestershire Footpaths Association	Leicestershire & Rutland Bridleways Association
Byways & Bridleways Trust	National Grid	Councillors
LCC Footpaths	Environment Agency	Cyclists Touring Club
British Horse Society	Severn Trent Water Ltd	Ordnance Survey

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