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Stoney Steep, Wraxall - Public Footpath Diversion Order
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NORTH SOMERSET COUNCIL - all public notices at www.n-somerset.gov.uk/notices
Notice of confirmation of an Order
Highways Act 1980
NORTH SOMERSET DISTRICT COUNCIL
(Diversion of Part of Footpath LA 20/21, Fir Trees, Stoney Steep, Wraxall BS48 1JY)
Public Path Diversion Order No.3 2026
On 23 July 2026 North Somerset Council (‘NSC’) confirmed the above Order, made under section 119, Highways Act 1980. The effect of the Order as confirmed is to divert part of Public Footpath LA20/21 in the Parish of Wraxhall and Failand within the District of North Somerset as described below:
From point A (grid ref. ST 48222 72125) running in a South Easterly then Easterly direction to point B (grid ref. ST 48358 72093), a total distance of approximately 144 metres as shown by a bold black line on attached Map PPO 207.
To a footpath from point A (grid ref. ST 48222 72125) running in a South Easterly direction to point C (grid ref. ST 48319 72065) then running in a North Easterly direction to point B (grid ref. ST 48358 72093), a total distance of approximately 168 metres as shown by a bold dashed line on Map PPO 207.
The proposed route will have a grassed surface and a width of 2.5metres
The Order and Order Map can be viewed online at www.n-somerset.gov.uk/notices or a free copy can be obtained by emailing paul.hayward1@n-somerset.gov.uk or phoning 07584607213. Alternatively, visit Nailsea Post Office to view the Order and Order Map, at Crown Glass Place, Nailsea, Bristol BS48 1RA.
The Order came into force on the 20 August 2026 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 Highways Act 1980, as amended, or on the ground that any requirement of the Act, as amended, or of any regulation made under the Act has not been complied with in relation to the Order, he or she may under paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the Act as applied by paragraph 5 of Schedule 6 to the Act, within six weeks from 7 October 2026, make an application to the High Court.
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