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Ilminster - Public Footpath Diversion Order
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TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990
SECTION 257
SOMERSET COUNCIL
The Somerset Council
CH 11/3 in the Parish of Ilminster
Public Path Diversion Order, 2026
The above order was made on 7 August 2026. The effect of the order, if confirmed, will be to divert the public footpath running from OS grid ref ST 35155 14331 (point A on the order plan H07-2026) in an easterly direction for approximately 326 metres to OS grid ref ST 35479 14314 (point B on the order plan) to a line running from OS grid ref ST 35155 14331 (point A on the order plan) in a curving but generally south easterly direction for approximately 148 metres to OS grid ref 35273 14252 (point C on the order plan). The width of the footpath is 2 metres, as shown on the order map.
A copy of the order and the order map may be seen free of charge by appointment (Tel: 01823 355 644) at Somerset Council, County Hall, The Crescent, Taunton, TA1 4DY from 9.00am until 3.00pm Monday to Friday. Copies of the Order and plan may be obtained there free of charge or by contacting rightsofway@somerset.gov.uk
Any representation about or objection to the Order may be sent or delivered in writing addressed to Rights of Way, Somerset Council, County Hall, Taunton, TA1 4DY, or by email to rightsofway@somerset.gov.uk, to be received not later than 23 September 2026. Please state the grounds on which it is made. If no such representations or objections are duly made, or if any so made are withdrawn, Somerset Council may itself confirm the order as an unopposed order. If the order is sent to the Secretary of State for the Environment for confirmation any representations or objections which have not been withdrawn will be sent with the order. At this stage they will be made available for public inspection. Prior to submission to the Secretary of State, representations and objections will only be disclosed anonymously (i.e. with personal data redacted).
26 August 2026
Mike O’Dowd-Jones, Service Director Infrastructure and Transport County Hall, Taunton, TA1 4DY
Open to feedback
From
26-Aug-2026
To
23-Sept-2026
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