Oxfordshire - Public Path Extinguishment and Creation Orders

OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

NOTICE OF MAKING OF PUBLIC PATH AND DEFINITIVE

MAP AND STATEMENT MODIFICATION ORDERS

HIGHWAYS ACT 1980, WILDLIFE AND

COUNTRYSIDE ACT 1981

1. The Oxfordshire County Council, Shrivenham Footpath No. 15 (part), Public Path Extinguishment and Definitive Map and Statement Modification Order 2026

2. The Oxfordshire County Council, Shrivenham Footpath No. 15 (part) & Footpath No. 18, Public Path Creation and Definitive Map and Statement Modification Order 2026

The Extinguishment Order made on 27 April 2026, if confirmed as made, will modify the Definitive Map and Statement for the area by extinguishing, as shown on the Order map:-

Shrivenham FP15 running from OS Grid Ref SU 2375 8902 east-north-eastwards for 116m to SU 2385 8907 and south-eastwards for 64m to SU 2390 8904.

The Creation Order made on 27 April 2026, if confirmed as made, will modify the Definitive Map and Statement for the area by adding, as shown on the Order map:-

Shrivenham FP15 running from OS Grid Ref SU 2375 8902 eastwards for 150m via SU 2381 8902 and SU 2389 8901 to SU 2390 8901, and then east-north-eastwards for 21m to Manor Lane at SU 2391 8901;

Shrivenham FP18 running OS Grid Ref SU 2389 8901 north-north-westwards for 59m to SU 2384 8911 and north-north-eastwards for 96m to Lawrence Avenue at SU 2384 8915.

A copy of the above Orders, Order maps and an explanatory statement may be seen free of charge during opening hours at Faringdon Library, Gloucester Street, Faringdon, SN7 7HY, tel: 01865 815152, or online at https://letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk/shrivenha-03851 A copy can also be obtained on request from countrysideaccesslegal@oxfordshire.gov.uk

The Oxfordshire County Council,

East Hendred Bridleway No. 25 (part),

Public Path Diversion and Definitive Map and

Statement Modification Order 2026

The Order made on 20 April 2026, if confirmed as made, will modify the Definitive Map and Statement for the area by diverting, as shown on the Order map:

East Hendred BR25 running from OS Grid Ref SU 4704 8742 north-north-eastwards for 8m to SU 4704 8743 and east-south-eastwards for 420m to Restricted Byway No. 16 at SU 4741 8735 to a new line running from OS Grid Ref SU 4704 8742 eastwards for 348m to SU 4738 8741 and east-south-eastwards for 34m to Restricted Byway No. 16 at SU 4742 8740.

A copy of the Order, the Order map and an explanatory statement may be seen free of charge during opening hours at Didcot Library, 197 Broadway, Didcot, OX11 8RU, tel: 01865 815140, or online at https://letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk/easthendred-03904. A copy can also be obtained on request from countrysideaccesslegal@oxfordshire.gov.uk

Any representations about or objections to any of the above Orders may be sent in writing to Countryside Access Legal, Oxfordshire County Council, County Hall, New Road, Oxford OX1 1ND or countrysideaccesslegal@oxfordshire.gov.uk no later than 5 June 2026. Please state the grounds on which they are made. If no such representations or objections are duly made, or if any so made are withdrawn, Oxfordshire County Council may confirm the Order as an unopposed Order. If the Order is sent to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for confirmation, any representations or objections which have not been withdrawn will be sent with the Order.

Dated: 7 May 2026

Director of Environment and Highways

Oxfordshire County Council

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