North Yorkshire, Whitby to Pickering road, across Sleights Moor - Notice of the footpath diversion.

NORTH YORKSHIRE COUNCIL

NOTICE OF CONFIRMING OF A PUBLIC PATH ORDER HIGHWAYS ACT 1980

NORTH YORK MOORS NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY

PUBLIC BRIDLEWAYS 46 & 52 (PARTS OF)

ESKDALESIDE-CUM-UGGLEBARNBY

(COAST TO COAST NATIONAL TRAIL – SLEIGHTS MOOR) DIVERSION ORDER 2025

On 28th October 2025 the North York Moors National Park

Authority confirmed the above Order under Section 119 of the Highways Act 1980. The effect of the Order as confirmed is to divert parts of both bridleways onto an existing track from the A169 Whitby to Pickering road across Sleights Moor, as shown on the Order map.

A copy of the Order and the Order map have been placed and may be seen free of charge during normal office hours at Whitby Library, Windsor Terrace, Whitby, YO21 1EY until 1 January 2026. Copies of the Order and map may be purchased at a reasonable cost by contacting Legal & Democratic Services, North Yorkshire Council, Town Hall, St Nicholas Street, Scarborough, YO11 2HG. Tel: (01723) 232490 (quoting reference PJM/130081).

The Order came into force on 28th October 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 of 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 the date on which this notice is published, make an application to the High Court.

Dated: 20 November 2025

RICHARD SMITH – Solicitor of Legal & Democratic Services,

North Yorkshire Council, County Hall, Northallerton,

North Yorkshire, DL7 8AD

For and on behalf of the North York Moors National Park Authority