Notice of Confirmation of Modification Order
Section 53 of The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
Surrey County Council Rights of Way Definitive Map and Statement
The Surrey County Council Public Footpath No. 637 (Reigate)
Definitive Map Modification Order 2020
On 4 July 2024, an Inspector appointed the Secretary of State for Environment Food and Rural Affairs confirmed the above-named Order.
The Order as confirmed modifies the Definitive Map and Statement for the area by adding a public footpath from point 'A', its junction with Atherfield Road [Grid Reference: 526155 148626] and running for 14 metres in a north-westerly direction to point 'B' [Grid Reference: 526151 148642]. Then from point 'B' continuing in a north-westerly direction for 13 metres to point 'C', being the southern edge of Earlswood Common [Grid Reference: 526146 148653] as shown on plan 3/1/37/H83. The total distance is 27 metres with a width varying between 'A' and 'B' of 5.5 to 2.5 metres and between 'B' and 'C' of 2.5 metres.
A copy of the Order and Order map may be seen free of charge at the Countryside Access Office, Surrey County Council, Merrow Depot, Merrow Lane, Guildford GU4 7BQ (by appointment Tel 0300 2001003); Reigate and Banstead Borough Council Offices, Town Hall, Castlefield Road, Reigate, RH2 0SH and Reigate Library, Bancroft House, Bancroft Road, Reigate, RH2 7RP during opening hours. Copies of the Order and map may be bought from the County Council for £4.
The Definitive Map Modification Order came into force on 4 July 2024. If a person aggrieved by the Order wants to question its validity or that of any provision contained in it on the grounds that it is not within the powers of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 or on the grounds that any requirement of that Act or of any regulation made under the Act has not been complied with in relation to the Order, he or she may under paragraph 12 of Schedule 15 of the Act within six weeks of the 15 August 2024 make an application to the High Court.
Dated: 15 August 2024
Carolyn McKenzie
Director - Environment
Any Enquiries relating to this notice should be directed to:
Countryside Access Team, Surrey County Council, Whitebeam Lodge, Merrow Depot, Merrow Lane, Guildford, GU4 7BQ.
Telephone: 0300 2001003 or email: rightsofway@surreycc.gov.uk
Files available to download
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Public footpath 637 Reigate Order Plan (PDF)
Public footpath between Atherfield Road and Earlswood Common, Reigate, Map Modification Order plan, Schedule 14, alleged public footpath.
