Weston Heath - Public Footpath Diversion
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NOTICE OF CONFIRMATION &COMING INTO OPERATION OF PUBLIC PATH ORDER AND DEFINITIVE MAP AND STATEMENT MODIFICATION ORDER
HIGHWAYS ACT 1980
WILDLIFE AND COUNTRYSIDE ACT 1981
THE SHROPSHIRE COUNCIL (FP 5 (PART) & FP 5Y PARISH OF SHERIFFHALES) PUBLIC PATH DIVERSION ORDER 2025.
On 13th November 2025, The Shropshire Council (the “Council”) confirmed the above-named 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 is to divert 107 metres of FP 5/5Y which runs through the Countess of Arms Public House situated on the A41 at Weston Heath.
A copy of the Order as confirmed, and the Order map may be seen on the Council’s website at
https://shropshire.gov.uk/outdoor-partnerships/countryside-access-and-
public-rights-of-way/current-public-path-orders/ or obtained free of charge via
outdoor.recreation@shropshire.gov.uk
Shropshire Council certify that the Order became operative on 4th November 2025 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 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 6 weeks from 13th November 2025 make an application to the High Court.
Dated 13th November 2025
Andy Wilde
Service Director Infrastructure
Shropshire Council, The Guildhall, Frankwell Quay, Shrewsbury, SY3 8HQ
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