Carlisle - Public Footpath Stopping Up & Diversion Order

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 AND WILDLIFE AND COUNTRYSIDE ACT 1981 CUMBERLAND  COUNCIL CUMBERLAND COUNCIL (FOOTPATH NOS 109397, 109401 AND 109402 CITY OF CARLISLE) PUBLIC PATH STOPPING UP AND DIVERSION AND DEFINITIVE MAP AND STATEMENT MODIFICATION ORDER 2024

On 3 March 2026 the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs confirmed the above order without modifications. The effect of the order as confirmed as shown on the Order Map is to stop up the following public footpaths at Deer Park in the City of Carlisle:

the whole width and length of public footpath no 109397 from Kingmoor Road at grid reference 338948 557496 northwards across a field to the Kingmoor Sidings Nature Reserve at grid reference 338723 557631;

the whole width and length of public footpath no 109401 from grid reference 338944 557497 north-northwestwards for about 153 metres to GR 338864 557622; then curving northwestwards; then southwestwards; then west-southwestwards for about 147 metres to GR 338740 557593; and

the whole width and length of public footpath no 109402 from grid reference 338776 557614 northwards for about 17 metres to GR 338704 557700 (spur section west-northwestwards for about 13 metres to GR 338692 557702); then eastwards; then southeastwards then southwestwards for about 252 metres to GR 338864 557622.

And create alternative routes:

from grid reference 338948 557496 north-northwestwards for about 73 metres to grid reference 338913 557553; then northwards for about 7 metres to grid reference 338912 557559; continuing northwards then northwestwards for about 135 metres to grid reference 338837 557662; turning southwestwards for about 61 metres to grid reference 338801 557616 and westwards for about 7 metres to grid reference 338794 557614; turning southwards for about 23 metres to grid reference 338804 557593 and west-southwestwards and northwestwards for about 77 metres to grid reference 338740 557593. The width of the path will vary between 2 and 3 metres; and

from junction with FP 109401 at grid reference 338837 557662 northwards for about 23 metres to grid reference 338829 557683; then northwestwards for about 22 metres to grid reference 338812 557688; then westwards for about 7 metres to grid reference 338806 557686; turning north-northwestwards for about 53 metres to grid reference 338785 557732. The width of the path will be 2 metres.

A copy of the confirmed order and the map may be seen free of charge at the offices of the Countryside Access Team, The Parkhouse Building, Kingmoor Business Park, Carlisle CA6 4SJ by appointment only (ref 5.1.5/18). Details of the Order can be viewed on the Council’s website and copies of the Order may be purchased at a cost of £2 per A4 sheet and £3 per A3 sheet from the undersigned. Alternatively contact countrysideaccess@cumberland.gov.uk for further information.

This order comes into force on the date on which Cumberland Council certify 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.

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15 May 2026