Bincombe/Weymouth – Bridleways Upgraded to Restricted Byways

Dorset Council

Notice of Modification Order

Section 53 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

Dorset Council

County of Dorset Definitive Map and Statement of Rights of Way

Dorset Council (Bridleway 39 (part),

Weymouth and Bridleway 14 (part) Bincombe

to be upgraded to Restricted Byways)

Definitive Map and Statement Modification Order 2025

The above Order, made on 29 May 2025, if confirmed as made, will modify the definitive map and statement for the area by:

Bridleway 39 (part), Weymouth:

To be numbered Restricted Byway 167

From the unaffected part of Bridleway 39, Weymouth at SY 66938612 south east along a crushed stone surface track to SY 66988607 south east to the parish boundary at SY 67018604.

Width 30 feet.

Bridleway 14 (part), Bincombe:

To be numbered Restricted Byway 26

From the parish boundary at SY 67018604 south east along a crushed stone surface track to the unaffected part of Bridleway 14, Bincombe and the County Road D90201 at the Roman Road at SY 67078600.

Width 30 feet.

A copy of the Order and the Order map may be seen free of charge at Reception, County Hall, Colliton Park, Dorchester during normal office hours. Copies can also be available on our website at www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/row-orders.

Any representations about or objections to the order may be sent in writing to Andy Hughes, Definitive Map Team, Spatial Planning, Dorset Council, County Hall, Colliton Park, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1XJ (Ref: RW/T388), or via email to andy.hughes@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk not later than 11 September 2025.

Please state the grounds on which they are made. Any letters received will be available for public inspection.

If no representations or objections are duly made to the Order, or if any so made are withdrawn, the Dorset Council, instead of submitting the Order to the Secretary of State for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs may itself confirm the Order. If the Order is submitted to the Secretary of State, any representations or objections which have been duly made and not withdrawn will be sent with it.

Dated: 31 July 2025.

JONATHAN MAIR, Monitoring Officer.