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Holmfirth 60 – Wolfstones Road to Brown Hill, Netherthong - Definitive Map and Statement Modification Order
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WILDLIFE AND COUNTRYSIDE ACT 1981 – SECTION 53
WEST YORKSHIRE METROPOLITAN COUNTY COUNCIL
DEFINITIVE MAP AND STATEMENT FOR THE KIRKLEES AREA
KIRKLEES COUNCIL (HOLMFIRTH 60 – WOLFSTONES ROAD TO BROWN HILL, NETHERTHONG), DEFINITIVE MAP MODIFICATION ORDER 2021
The above Order was confirmed by an Inspector appointed by the Secretary of State for Environment Food and Rural Affairs on 19 August 2026.
The effect of the Order as confirmed is to modify the definitive map and statement for the area by varying the particulars relating to the footpath Holmfirth 60 as follows: The section of footpath Holmfirth 60 shown on the Order Plan between points A – E commencing at its junction with Wolfstones Road at grid reference SE 1269 0911 and then continuing in an easterly direction to Brown Hill at grid reference SE 1296 0911 is to have its recorded width changed from approximately 1.2 metres / 4 feet to a width of between 3 and 4 metres within the area hatched in blue on the Order Plan.
References to stiles at points B and C on the Order Plan and a wicket gate at point D on the Order Plan are to be removed, and reference to a 1.2 metre gap alongside a gate at point B on the Order Plan are to be added.
A copy of the confirmed Order and the Order Plan may be seen free of charge online at the following address: https://www.kirklees.gov.uk/beta/countryside-parks-and-open-spaces/changesto- definitive-map.aspx.
Copies of the Order and the Order Plan may also be inspected free of charge at Holmfirth Library 47 Huddersfield Rd, Holmfirth, HD9 3JH (telephone 01484 414868 for opening hours).
This Order came into force on the date which it was confirmed i.e. 19 August 2026 but if any person aggrieved by the Order desires to question its validity, on the grounds that it is not within the powers of Section 53 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 or that any requirements of Schedule 15 to the Act have not been complied with in relation to it, may within 42 days from the date of this Notice make an application to the High Court under paragraph 12 to Schedule 15 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
Dated: 11 September 2026
Kirklees Council, Legal Services, PO Box 1720, Huddersfield HD1 9EL
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