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Public Footpaths in Waltham on the Wolds - Diversion & Extinguishment
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THE LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
SECTION 118 AND 119 - HIGHWAYS ACT 1980
NOTICE OF CONFIRMATION OF PUBLIC BRIDLEWAY E89A (PART) AND PUBLIC FOOTPATH E87 (PART), AT CROXTON PARK RACECOURSE, WALTHAM ON THE WOLDS AND THE BOROUGH OF MELTON
PUBLIC PATH DIVERSION ORER 2023
PUBLIC PATH EXTINGUISHMENT ORDER 2023
On the 14th of February 2026 an Inspector appointed by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs confirmed the above-named Orders.
DESCRIPTION OF SITE OF ALTERNATIVE ROUTE FOR BRIDLEWAY E89a (PART)
The alternative route, Bridleway E89a, in the Parish of Waltham on the Wolds and the Borough of Melton, shown as a bold broken line with cross bars in the intervals on Plan No. 2596d, situated at grid reference 48178 32637 to grid reference 48203 32670.
The new alternative Bridleway will have a width of 4 m.
DESCRIPTION OF SITE OF PUBLIC FOOTPATH E87 (PART) TO BE EXTINGUISHED
The above Public Path Extinguishment Order will extinguish that part of Footpath E87 in the Parish of Waltham on the Wolds and the Borough of Melton, shown as a bold continuous line on Plan No. 2596e, which extends at grid reference 48181 32641 to grid reference 48181 32640.
The route to be stopped up has no specified width.
A copy of the Orders and maps have been placed and may be seen free of charge at Room 200 Main Building, County Hall, Glenfield, Leicestershire, LE3 8RA and the offices of Melton Borough Council, Burton Street, Melton Mowbray LE13 1GH, during office opening hours. A copy has also been sent to Waltham and Thorpe Arnold Parish Council. Copies of the Order and map may be purchased at a cost of £15 by emailing benhur.beyene@leics.gov.uk
The Public Path Diversion Order, so far as it relates to the extinguishment of the existing route, will come into force on the date on which Leicestershire County Council certify that the terms of Article 4 have been complied with 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 six weeks from the date of this Notice, make an application to the High Court.
Dated 14th May 2026
Fiona McMillan, Assistant Director Law and Governance
(Monitoring Officer) County Hall, Glenfield, Leicestershire, LE3 8RA
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