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Stocksbridge, Sheffield - Wildlife and Countryside Act
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NOTICE OF MODIFICATION ORDER
SECTION 53 OF THE WILDLIFE AND COUNTRYSIDE ACT 1981
SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL
DEFINITIVE MAP AND STATEMENT
(STOCKSBRIDGE, SHEFFIELD)
THE SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL
(DEFINITIVE MAP AND STATEMENT)
MODIFICATION ORDER (No. 87) 2026
The above Order made on 16 July 2026, if confirmed as made, will modify the Definitive Map and Statement for the area by upgrading to a restricted byway the public right of way commencing at More Hall Lane (the point marked A on the Order Map, OS Grid Reference SK2945 9576) with a width of 8 metres and proceeding over a total length of 1225 metres north eastwards between stone walls, ascending the hillside, then westwards over an open area, continuing uphill through woodland to the the top of the hill, thereafter descending gradually between walls through fields to join Stocksbridge Byway Open to All Traffic (BOAT) 57 and 58 (the point marked B on the Order Map, OS Grid Reference SK 2886 9644).
A copy of the Order and the Order Map may be seen free of charge at Moorfoot Building, Sheffield, S1 4PL from 8.45 a.m. to 4.45 p.m. on Mondays to Fridays. Copies of the Order and Map may be obtained there. The documents can also be viewed on the Council’s website:
(using the Your City Council - Legal and Governance - Legal Orders link). Telephone enquiries can be made by ringing 0114 2930443, quoting ref. LS/20636008.
Any representation or objection relating to the Order must be sent in writing to the Legal Services, Sheffield City Council, Town Hall, Sheffield, S1 2HH and quoting the above reference, not later than 31 August 2026 and applicants are requested to state the grounds on which it is made.
If no representations or objections are duly made to the Order, or if any so made are withdrawn, the Sheffield City Council, instead of submitting the Order to the Secretary of State may itself confirm the Order. If the Order is submitted to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, any representations or objections which have been duly made and not withdrawn will be sent with it.
Dated 16 July 2026
David Hollis
General Counsel for Legal Services
Sheffield City Council
Town Hall Sheffield S1 2HH
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