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PROW – IN THE DISTRICT OF DOVER
NOTICE OF CONFIRMATION AND COMING INTO EFFECT OF PUBLIC PATH ORDER
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 SECTION 257 AND PARAGRAPH 7 OF SCHEDULE 14
DOVER DISTRICT COUNCIL
(PUBLIC FOOTPATH ER143 (PART), DENTON WITH WOOTTON
PUBLIC PATH DIVERSION ORDER 2026
On the 29 September 2026, Dover District Council Confirmed the above Order under section 257 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and on the 22 October 2026 the Kent County Council – on behalf of Dover District Council – certified that the terms of Article 2 have been complied with, and as such the order has come into effect.
The effect of the Order, as confirmed, is to divert the entire width of that length of public footpath numbered ER143, which commences at NGR TR 2048 4748 (Point A) and runs in an east then southeasterly direction for 58 metres to NGR TR 2053 4746 (Point B). As shown by the solid black line between Points A-B on the order plan and will add a new length of public footpath numbered ER143 with a width of 2.0 metres, which commences at the aforementioned Point A and runs in a north northeasterly direction for 36 metres to NGR TR 2050 4751 (Point C) before continuing in an east southeasterly direction for 52 metres to NGR TR 2054 4748 (Point D). As shown by the bold broken line between Points A-C-D on the order plan.
All directions are general, all distances are approximate.
A copy of the confirmed order and the order map have been placed and may be seen free of charge at Offices of Dover District Council, Honeywood Close, White Cliffs Business Park, Dover, Kent, CT16 3PJ or the Kent County Council, History & Library Centre, James Whatman Way, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1LQ, from 10am-5pm. The documents can also be viewed online at www.kent.gov.uk/prownotices or a copy can be obtained by contacting Michael Tonkin on 03000 41 03 25 or email michael.tonkin@kent.gov.uk.
The Order came into force on the 22 October 2026 when the Kent County Council, on behalf of Dover District Council certified that the terms of article 2 of the Order have been complied with, but if any person aggrieved by the Order desires to question its validity or that of any provision contained in it on the ground that it is not within the powers of the above Act, or on the ground that any requirement of that Act, or any regulation made under it has not been complied with in relation to the confirmation of the Order, he or she may apply to the High Court for any of these purposes under section 287 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 within 6 weeks from the date on which notice is first published as required by paragraph 7 of Schedule 14 to that Act.
Public Rights of Way & Access Service,
Kent County Council, Sessions House,
Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1XQ
Dated: 30th October 2026
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