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Buckhurst Rd, Ramsbottom - Definitive Map And Statement Modification Order
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NOTICE OF CONFIRMATION OF A MODIFICATION ORDER
SECTION 53 OF THE WILDLIFE AND COUNTRYSIDE ACT 1981
The Definitive Map and Statement of Public Rights of Way for the County of Lancashire
Lancashire County Council (Upgrading of Buckhurst Rd, Ramsbottom - Public Footpath to Restricted Byway) DEFINITIVE MAP MODIFICATION ORDER 2015
On the 10 February 2026 the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs confirmed the above Order with a modification in respect of width.
The effect of the Order as confirmed is to modify the Definitive Map and Statement of Public Rights of Way for the area, by recording Public Footpath Ramsbottom 207 (commonly known as Buckhurst Road) to be upgraded to a restricted byway from the junction with Bury Old Road running in a generally easterly direction past Ridshaw Farm and Buckhurst Farm to Public Bridleway Ramsbottom 206 (commonly known as Croston Close Road) a total distance of approximately 1 .28 kilometres and at a width varying between 2.5 and 6 metres.
A copy of the Order as confirmed and the Order Map may be seen free of charge at the offices of Rossendale Borough Council, and at my offices from 9am to 5pm on weekdays. Copies of the order and map may be bought there at the price of £1.00.
Alternatively, digital copies of the Order and Order Map may be requested by emailing Sarah.Brooks-Silcock@lancashire.gov.uk.
The Order took effect on the 10th February 2026, but if a person aggrieved by the Order desires to question the validity on the grounds that it is not within the powers of Section 53 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, or that any of the requirements of Schedule 15 to the Act have not been complied with in relation to the Order, he may, under Paragraph 11 of Schedule 15 to the Act, within 42 days from the date of publication of this Notice, make an application for the purpose to the High Court.
Dated this 06th day of November 2026
HELOISE MACANDREW, Director of Law and Governance, PO Box 100, County Hall, PRESTON, PR1 0LD
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