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High Street - PUBLIC PATH DIVERSION ORDER
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LEWES DISTRICT COUNCIL
NOTICE OF CONFIRMATION OF PUBLIC PATH DIVERSION ORDER
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990, SECTION 257
The Lewes District (Public Footpaths Wivelsfield 10b (part) and 22b (part)
Public Path Diversion Order 2026
(2/2026)
P L A N N I N G N O T I C E
On 10 th November 2026 Lewes District Council confirmed the above Order.
The effect of the order will be to divert part of the Public Footpath known as
Wivelsfield 10b running from TQ 3431 2020 in a west south-westerly direction for 78 metres to TQ 3423 2018 then in a west north-westerly direction for 161 metres to TQ 3408 2022 (A-B-C on the Order plan), to a new route having a width of 2 metres running from TQ 3431 2020 for 23 metres in a north-westerly direction to TQ 3429 2021 (A-F on the Order plan) then for 170 metres in a generally west north-westerly direction to TQ 3412 2023 (F-G on the Order plan) then for 7 metres in a north north-easterly direction to TQ 3412 2024 (G-H on the Order plan) then for 44 metres in a generally north north-westerly direction to TQ 3411 2027 (H-I on the Order plan) and for 16 metres in a westerly direction to TQ 3409 2027 (I-J on the Order plan).
And to divert part of the Public Footpath known as Wivelsfield 22b running from TQ 3435 2013 for 35 metres in a south-westerly direction to TQ 3434 2009 (D-E on the Order plan) to a new route having a width of 3 metres running from TQ 3435 2013 for 30 metres in a southerly direction to TQ 3436 2010 (D-K on the Order plan) and for 18 metres in a south-westerly and westerly direction to TQ 3434 2009 (K-E on the Order plan).
A copy of the confirmed Order and Order map may be inspected online, by visiting the planning applications search function at
and searching the planning reference number LW/21/0729 and may also be inspected at 6 High Street Lewes BN7 2AD, Monday to Friday between the hours of 9am to 5pm.
Copies may be purchased on payment of the reasonable photocopying charges of the council.
This Order comes into force in two stages on the dates Lewes District Council certifies that the terms of Article 2 of the Order have been complied with in relation to each of the footpaths, 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 s.287 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 the Act.
Dated this 13th day of November 2026
Kate Slattery Head of Legal Services, 6 High Street Lewes BN7 2AD
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