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Footpath No. 4, Culmstock - Public Path Diversion, Definitive Map And Statement Modification Order
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NOTICE OF CONFIRMATION OF AN ORDER HIGHWAYS ACT 1980 WILDLIFE AND COUNTRYSIDE ACT 1981
DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL
(FOOTPATH NO. 4, CULMSTOCK) Pt PUBLIC PATH DIVERSION AND DEFINITIVE MAP AND STATEMENT MODIFICATION ORDER 2026
On 6 October 2026 Devon County Council confirmed the above Order made under section 119 of the Highways Act 1980 and Section 53A (2) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
The effect of the Order as confirmed will divert part of public Footpath No.4, Culmstock running from A - B , to a new line running south from Barton Farm Lands, Culmstock from A - C as shown on the order map, CCET/PROW/26/03.
A copy of the Order and the Order map may be seen free of charge at the offices of Mid Devon District Council, Phoenix House, Tiverton EX16 6PP from 10.00am to 4.00pm, and can be downloaded at www.devon.gov.uk/haveyoursay
The Order came into force on 13 October 2026 , but if a person aggrieved by the Order wants 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, they may, under paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the Act as applied by paragraph 5 of Schedule 6 to the Act, within 6 weeks from the date of this notice, make an application to the High Court.
DATED the 10 November 2026
Robert Richards: Director of Climate Change, Environment and Transport Great Moor House, FoxTor Room, Bittern Road, Sowton, Exeter, Devon, EX2 7NL (ref: PROW/2026/08)
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