Bury, Public Footpath and Bridleway Diversions.

BURY COUNCIL

THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF BURY

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990

NOTICE OF TEMPORARY PUBLIC PATH DIVERSION ORDER

THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF BURY

(PART OF BRIDLEWAY NUMBER 79, BURY) (TEMPORARY DIVERSION) AND

(PUBLIC FOOTPATH 82, BURY & PART OF NUMBER 1, WHITEFIELD)

(TEMPORARY STOPPING-UP) ORDER 2024

The above Order was made on 4 April 2024 under section 261 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. If confirmed the effect of the Order will be to divert the bridleway described in Schedule Part 1 to this notice to create a temporary new path described in Schedule Part 2 of this notice and stop-up the footpaths described in Part 3 to this notice as shown on the Order map.

A copy of the Order and map may be seen free of charge at the reception desk at Town Hall, Knowsley St Bury BL9 0SW from 9am - 4.30pm weekdays and one copy will be provided upon request.

Any representation or objection relating to the Order must be sent in writing to the Head of Engineering, Public Rights of Way, at 3 Knowsley Place Bury BL9 0EJ or by email to prowconsult@bury.gov.uk by 16 May 2024. Please state the grounds on which it is made. Please note that all representations received may be considered in public by the Council and that the substance of any representation together with the name and address of the person making it could become available for public inspection.

If no representations or objections are duly made to the Order or if any so made are withdrawn the Council may instead of submitting the Order to the Secretary of State may itself confirm the Order. If the Order is submitted to the Secretary of State any representations or objections which have been duly made and not withdrawn will be sent with it.

Schedule Part 1 - Temporary Diversion of Bridleway Number 79, Bury – The path runs northwards and then eastwards to (the former site of) Captain's Farm, being enclosed on both sides. Approximately 90m to the east of (the former site of) Captain's Farm the path turns northwards and terminates at Pilsworth Road approximately 180m to the east of Jackson Fold.

Schedule Part 2 - Temporary Alternative Footpath Route - The diversion travels from Restricted Byway Number 85, Bury in a north easterly direction for 1.352km to the Borough Boundary before turning north west for 280m and then west south west for 525m running adjacent to Pilsworth Road. The whole diversion is 2157m in length.

Schedule Part 3 - Temporary Stopping-Up of Footpath 82, Bury - Path starts from Bridleway Number 79, Bury, approximately 137m to the north east of (the former site of) Captain's Farm and eastwards to (the former site of) Hill Top Farm and then to the Borough Boundary.

Part of Footpath No 1, Whitefield - Travels north-eastwards from the district boundary along a private metalled road, fenced both sides. Ends 163m from the Borough Boundary to the east of Moss Hall Road. This part of public footpath becomes part of the temporary alternative route for Bridleway No.79, Bury, described in Schedule 2.

Dated 18 April 2024.

Council Solicitor, The Metropolitan Borough of Bury.

TOWN HALL, BURY, LANCASHIRE BL9 0SW

Tel: 0161-253-5000