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Blagdon (Public Footpath AX?5/30) – Confirmation of Public Path Diversion Order

BS40 7UN•Published 04/09/25

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NORTH SOMERSET COUNCIL – all public notices at www.n-somerset.gov.uk/notices

Notice of Confirmation of Public Path Order

Town and Country Planning Act 1990

Section 257 and Paragraph 1 of Schedule 14

North Somerset Council

Part of Public Footpath AX5/30 Blagdon Water Recycling Centre, Blagdon

Public Path Diversion Order No. 1 2025

On 10 July 2025 North Somerset Council confirmed the above Order.

The effect of the Order as confirmed is to divert that part of Public Footpath AX 5/30 in the Parish of Blagdon, within the District of North Somerset. Part of AX 5/30 from point A (grid ref. ST 50061 60024) running in an easterly direction to point B (grid ref. ST 50092 60018) then running in a south easterly direction to point C (grid ref. ST 50147 59926) then running in a south easterly direction to point D (grid ref. ST 50164 59914) then running in a south westerly direction to point E (grid ref. ST 50158 59898). This route to be diverted is a total distance of approximately 175m. To a footpath from Point A (grid ref. ST 50061 60024) running in a general southerly direction to point F (grid ref. ST 50054 59999) then running in a south easterly direction to point C (grid ref. ST 50147 59926) then running in a south easterly direction to point E (grid ref. ST 50158 59899). This proposed route is a total distance of approximately 180m.

The proposal is shown on the Order Map No. PPO 213: the existing route is shown with a bold black line and the proposed route shown by bold black dashes. References to lettered points in this notice are references to the points marked on the Order Map. The proposed route will be a width of 2m and a natural surface as it currently exists. The Order and Order Map can be viewed at www.n-somerset.gov.uk/notices or a free copy can be obtained by email: laura.baber@n-somerset.gov.uk or call 01934 427 312. Alternatively, visit Blagdon Post Office, High Street, Blagdon BS40 7TQ to view the Order and Order Map, Monday to Sunday 8am to 8pm.

The Order came into force on the 7 August 2025 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 the Act.

John Flannigan, Head of Open Spaces, Natural Environment and Leisure, North Somerset Council, Town Hall, Weston-super-Mare BS23 1UJ

Dated: 4th September 2025