Bedford Borough Area (Multiple Streets and Roads) - Prohibition of Driving
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BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984
BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL
(BYWAY OPEN TO ALL TRAFFIC)
(PROHIBITION OF DRIVING) ORDER 2025
Bedford Borough Council (“the Authority”) in exercise of its powers under Sections 1(1), 2(1), 2(2) and 92 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (“The Act”) and of all other enabling powers and after consultation with the Chief Officer of Police in accordance with Part III of
Schedule 9 of the Act hereby makes the following Order:-
1. An Order to revoke and replace the following Orders made by the former County Council of Bedfordshire:
i. Dawes Field Road Byway Open to All Traffic No 61 Ravensden Restriction of use Order 2002
ii. Donkey Lane and Forty Foot Lane Restriction of use Order 2001
iii. Hargrave Road Byway Open to All Traffic No D26 Dean and Shelton Restriction of use Order 2005
iv. Various Byways Open to All Traffic in North Bedfordshire Restriction of use Order 1999
v. Yielden to Shelton Byways Open to All Traffic No Y15 and S15 Restriction of use Order 2002
2. This Order shall come into operation on and may be cited as the (Byway Open To All Traffic (Prohibition of Driving) Order 2025.
3. In this Order:
“Council” means Bedford Borough Council
“Ordnance Survey” means Ordnance Survey Grid Reference (OSGR)
“BOAT” means Byway Open To All Traffic
“Furniture” means the use of such equipment installed by the Council to prevent access to the BOAT
4. PROHIBITION OF DRIVING
Save as provided in Article 4 of this Order, no person shall cause or permit any motor vehicle with more than two wheels to proceed along the BOATs specified in the Schedule to this Order or any part thereof at any time between 1st October and 31st April, both dates inclusive and/or when such furniture has been installed by the Council to specifically prevent access for reasons of safety and/or to prevent damage to the surface of the BOATs.
5. EXEMPTIONS
Nothing in Article 4 of this Order shall apply so as to render it unlawful to cause or permit any motor vehicle with more than two wheels to proceed along the BOAT specified in the Schedule to this Order if the vehicle is being used:
a) As an emergency vehicle or by any local authority or statutory undertaker in pursuance of their statutory powers and duties
b) To enable work to be carried out in, under, on or adjacent to the BOAT
c) For access to any premises situated on or adjacent to the BOAT or for access to any other premises accessible for such a vehicle only from that BOAT, including the use for the purposes of agricultural or land management of any land or premises adjacent to the BOAT
d) On the direction of or with the permission of a Police Constable in uniform
e) With the prior written consent of the Authority on such terms as may be required by the Authority
6. The Council is satisfied that for avoiding danger to persons or other traffic using the BOAT to which the order relates and for preventing damage to the BOAT or buildings on or near it is requisite that Section 3(1) of the Act should not apply to this Order
| AUTHORITY FOR EXECUTION | ||
|---|---|---|
| COUNCIL/COMMITTEE | MINUTE No. | DATE |
| DELEGATED POWER | By Whom Exercised PP |
DATE |
| ORIGINATED AND CHECKED BY |
OFFICERS GEM |
DATE 12/06/25 |
| Approved | AQ | |
SCHEDULE
Description of Paths to which this Order relates
The prohibition of driving a motor vehicle with more than two wheels over that entire length and width of BOAT;-
a. Ravensden BOAT No. 61 from OSGR TL 0731/5548 to TL 0802/5478 shown between Points A - B on the plan attached at Appendix 1
b. Bolnhurst & Keysoe BOAT No. 53 and Little Staughton BOAT No. 22 from OSGR TL 0907/6182 to TL 0972/6015 shown between Points A - B on the plan attached at Appendix 2
c. Farndish Road, Podington No. 3 UC279 from OSGR SP 9283/6421 to SP 9493/6369 shown between Points A - B on the plan attached at Appendix 3
d. Odell BOAT No. 34 from OSGR SP 9321/5966 to SP 9441/6018 shown between Points A - B on the plan attached at Appendix 4
e. Knotting & Souldrop BOAT No. 10 and Wymington BOAT No. 8 from SP 9613/6117 to SP 9781/6254 shown between Points A - B on the plan attached at Appendix 5
f. Knotting & Souldrop BOAT No. 10 from SP 9803/6268 to SP 9844/6294 shown between Points A - B on the plan attached at Appendix 6
g. Bolnhurst & Keysoe BOAT No. 68 from TL 0547/6122 to TL 0555/6188 shown between Points A - B on the plan attached at Appendix 7
h. Dean & Shelton BOAT No. D26 from TL 0477/6958 to TL 0412/7017 shown between Points A - B on the plan attached at Appendix 8
i. Knotting & Souldrop BOAT No. 8 and Melchbourne & Yielden BOAT No. Y8 from TL 0065/6383 to TL 0001/6591 shown between Points A - B on the plan attached at Appendix 9
j. Dean & Shelton BOAT No. D25 and Pertenhall BOAT No. 23 and Swineshead BOAT No. 7 & 8 from OSGR TL 0587/6616 to TL 0522/6843 and from OSGR TL 0690/6725 to TL 0737/6700 shown between Points A - B - C and D - E on the plan attached at Appendix 10
k. Little Staughton BOAT No. 9 from OSGR TL 1012/6259 to TL 0998/6322 shown between Points A - B on the plan attached at Appendix 11
l. Odell BOAT No. 2 from OSGR SP 9509/6050 to SP 9508/5817 shown between Points A - B on the plan attached at Appendix 12
m. Odell BOAT No. 4 from OSGR SP 9521/5966 to SP 9777/5943 shown between Points A - B on the plan attached at Appendix 13
n. Dean & Shelton BOAT No. S15 and Melchbourne & Yielden BOAT No. Y15 from OSGR TL 0154/6732 to TL 0295/6846 shown between Points A - B on the plan attached at Appendix 14
o. Odell BOAT No. 34 and Podington BOAT No. 28 and Knotting & Souldrop BOAT No. 10 from OSGR SP 9441/ 6018 to SP 9613/6117 shown between Points A - B on the plan attached at Appendix 15
p. Thurleigh BOAT No. 49 from OSGR TL 0630 5877 to OS GR TL 0628 6009 shown between Point A – B on the plan attached at Appendix 16 at any time between the dates of 1st October and 31st April, both dates inclusive and/or when furniture is in situ.
Dated this 14th day of August 2025
THE COMMON SEAL OF BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL was hereunto affixed in The presence of:-
Authorised Signatory
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984
PROHIBITION OF DRIVING
BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL
(BYWAY OPEN TO ALL TRAFFIC)
(PROHIBITION OF DRIVING) ORDER 2025
MADE BY BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL ON: ORDER COMES INTO FORCE ON DATE OF:
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