Brighton & Hove, Modification To Definitive Map & Statement Adding Footpaths

BRIGHTON & HOVE CITY COUNCIL

NOTICE OF MODIFICATION ORDER

Section 53 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 Brighton (Downland) Definitive Map and Statement

THE BRIGHTON & HOVE (Brighton Footpaths H23 & H24) BENFIELD VALLEY DEFINITIVE MAP MODIFICATION ORDER 2022

The above Order made on 12 October 2022, has been confirmed by an Inspector appointed by the Secretary of State by way of Decision Letter dated 13 November 2024. The Council has now sealed the Order to confirm this Decision on 27 November 2024. The Order will modify the Definitive Map and Statement for the area by adding to them the footpaths described in the Schedule below.

A copy of the confirmed Order and the Order Map may be seen free of charge at the front entrance at Hove Town Hall, Norton Road, Hove, BN3 3BQ during normal office hours and on the noticeboard outside Hove Town Hall and online at: http://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/content/leisure-and-libraries/parks-and-green-spaces/rights-way. Copies of the Order and the Order Map may be obtained free of charge on request to Hove Town Hall.

If any person is aggrieved by this Order and desires to question its validity on the ground that it is not within the powers of section 53 or 54 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 he may within 42 days of the date of publication of this notice make an application to the High Court.

SCHEDULE

Description of paths or ways to be added to the Definitive Map and Statement

1. Footpath H23

A footpath commencing at TQ26376 07387 at Restricted Byway H11b (near Meads Avenue) running in a north westerly direction for 30 metres then a northerly direction for 190 metres to terminate at TQ26293 07577 at Restricted Byway H11b (near A27 Footbridge) with a width of 1.5 metres

2. Footpath H24

A footpath commencing at TQ26353 07398 running in a westerly direction for 98.8 metres with a width of 1.5 metres to terminate at TQ26260 07362

Dated this 11 day of December 2024.

Donna Chisholm, Corporate Director City Services, Brighton & Hove City Council, Hove Town Hall, Norton Road, Hove BN3 3BQ.