Weymouth / Bincombe - Bridleways Modification Order

Dorset Council
Notice of Confirmation of a Modification Order
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

On 03 October 2025 Dorset Council confirmed (without modification) the above-named order as unopposed.

The effect of the order as confirmed 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 as confirmed and the order map have been placed, and may be seen free of charge, at Reception, County Hall, Colliton Park, Dorchester during normal office hours. Copies are also available on our website at www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/row-orders

The order came into effect on 03 October 2025. If any person aggrieved by the Order desires to question its validity or that of any provision contained in it on the grounds that it is not within the powers of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, or on the grounds that any requirement of the Act or of any regulation made under it has not been complied with in relation to the confirmation of the Order, you may within six weeks from 4 December 2025, make an application to the High Court.

Dated: 4 December 2025

Jonathan Mair, Monitoring Officer