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Public Footpath No 17, Parish of Hayfield - Public Path Diversion Order
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NOTICE OF CONFIRMATION OF PUBLIC PATH ORDER
HIGHWAYS ACT 1980, SECTION 119:
THE DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL (PUBLIC FOOTPATH NO. 17 (PART) - PARISH OF HAYFIELD)
PUBLIC PATH DIVERSION ORDER 2025
On 29 January 2026 Derbyshire County Council confirmed the above order. The effect of the order as confirmed is to divert the whole width of that part of Hayfield Parish Public Footpath No. 17 at Hegginbottom Farm, Birch Vale, commencing at Point A (Ordnance Survey Grid Reference (“GR”) SK 0241 8723) and proceeding in a generally easterly direction along track for around 38 metres to Point B (GR SK 0244 8723), then generally north-eastward through pasture for around 65 metres to Point C (GR SK 0248 8728), a total distance of 103 metres or thereabouts, to a 2-metre-wide grass-surfaced footpath commencing from the aforementioned Point A and proceeding in a generally north-eastward direction for around 22 metres to Point H (GR SK 0242 8725), then generally east north-eastward for around 64 metres to Point C (GR SK 0248 8728), a total distance of 86 metres or thereabouts; and, the above order will also divert the whole width of that part of Hayfield Parish Public Footpath No. 17 at Lower Cliff Farm, Birch Vale commencing at Point D (GR SK 0249 8729) and proceeding in a generally north-easterly direction for around 83 metres to Point E (GR SK 0254 8735), then generally north north-eastward for around 12 metres to Point F (GR SK 0254 8737), then generally northward for around 36 metres to Point G (GR SK 0254 8740), a total distance of 131 metres or thereabouts, to a 2-metre-wide grass-surfaced footpath commencing from the aforementioned Point D and proceeding in a generally north north-eastward direction for around 128 metres to Point G (GR SK 0254 8740) as shown on the order map. A copy of the confirmed Order and map are available to view on the Council website at:
www.derbyshire.gov.uk/rightsofwaynotices
. Documents may also be seen free of charge at County Hall, Matlock DE4 3AG during normal office hours where copies may be bought at the price of £1.00, or they may be seen at Hayfield Library, Kinder Road, Hayfield, High Peak SK22 2HS during normal opening hours. The order comes into force on the date on which Derbyshire County Council certifies that the work required to bring the new site of the path into a fit condition for use by the public has been carried out but if any person aggrieved by the order desires to question its validity or that of any provision contained in it on the ground that it is not within the powers of the above Act, or on the ground that any requirement of that Act or any regulation made under it has not been complied with in relation to the confirmation of the order, he or she may apply to the High Court for any of those purposes under Section 119 of Highways Act 1980 within 6 weeks from the date on which notice is first published.
Dated: 05 March 2026
Helen Barrington - Director of Legal & Democratic Services; Derbyshire County Council County Hall, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 3AG
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