Rhondda - Public Path Diversion Order

CYNGOR BWRDEISTREF SIROL RHONDDA CYNON TAF
DEDDF PRIFFYRDD 1980 – ADRAN 118

GORCHYMYN DIDDYMU LLWYBR CYHOEDDUS
LLWYBR TROED 67 LLANTRISANT A LLWYBR TROED 25 CYMER A DEDDF PRIFFYRDD 1980 – ADRAN 119

GORCHYMYN GWYRO LLWYBR CYHOEDDUS
LLWYBR TROED LLANTRISANT, LLWYBR TROED 22, LLWYBR TROED 23 A LLWYBR TROED 24 CYMMER

Ar 2 Mehefin 2026, cadarnhaodd Cyngor Rhondda Cynon Taf (“y Cyngor”) y gorchymyn uchod a wnaethpwyd o dan Adran 118 ac 119 o Ddeddf Priffyrdd 1980 (“y Ddeddf”).

Effaith y gorchmynion fel sydd wedi'u cadarnhau yw:

1. Diddymu'r llwybr troed cyhoeddus fel y nodir yn Atodlen Gyntaf yr Hysbysiad yma fel sydd wedi'i nodi ar Fap y Gorchymyn.

2. Dargyfeirio'r llwybr cyhoeddus sydd wedi'i ddisgrifio yn yr Ail Atodlen i'r hysbysiad yma ac sy'n cael ei weld ar Fap y Gorchymyn.

Mae modd gweld copi o'r gorchmynion sydd wedi'u cadarnhau a map y gorchymyn am ddim yn swyddfeydd Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Rhondda Cynon Taf (“y Cyngor”) yn 2 Llys Cadwyn, Stryd y Taf, Pontypridd CF37 4TH ac yn Llyfrgell y Porth, Plaza'r Porth, Heol Pontypridd, Porth CF39 9PG. Mae modd cael copïau o'r gorchmynion a'r map yno.

Daw'r gorchymyn i rym ar 4 Mehefin 2026, ond os yw person sy'n anfodlon â'r gorchymyn eisiau cwestiynu eu dilysrwydd, neu ddilysrwydd unrhyw ddarpariaeth sydd ynddyn nhw, ar y sail nad yw o fewn pwerau'r Ddeddf, fel y'i diwygiwyd, neu ar y sail na chydymffurfiwyd ag unrhyw ofyniad yn y Ddeddf, fel y'i diwygiwyd, neu unrhyw reoliad a wneir o dan y Ddeddf mewn perthynas â'r gorchymyn, caiff ef neu hi, o dan baragraff 2 o Atodlen 2 i'r Ddeddf fel y'i cymhwysir gan baragraff 5 o Atodlen 6 i'r Ddeddf, wneud cais i'r Uchel Lys cyn pen 6 wythnos ar ôl 4 Mehefin 2026.

Atodlen 1
LLWYBRAU TROED I'W DILEU
1. Llwybr Troed 67 Llantrisant
Dechrau ar Bwynt D (ST 01098 89666) wrth ei gyffordd â Llwybrau Troed 62 a 68 Llantrisant, ac yn mynd tua'r de-ddwyrain i ffin y gymuned a'i chyffordd â Llwybr Troed 25 Cymer ar Bwynt E (ST 01123 89630) ar safle Llinell Reilffordd segur Cil-elái.
Hyd: 44 metr
Lled: Amrywiol

2. Llwybr troed 25, Cymer
Dechrau ar Bwynt E (ST 01123 89630) ar ffin y gymuned ac wrth ei chyffordd â Llwybr Troed 67 Llantrisant ar safle Llinell Reilffordd segur Cil-elái, ac yn mynd tua'r deddwyrain i'w chyffordd â Llwybrau Troed 24, 25 a 26 Cymer ar Bwynt F (ST 01161 89579).
Hyd: 63 metr
Lled: Amrywiol

YR AIL ATODLEN
LLWYBRAU I'W DARGYFEIRIO

RHAN 1
DISGRIFIAD O SAFLE'R LLWYBRAU NEU FFYRDD PRESENNOL
1. Llwybr Troed 60 Llantrisant
Dechrau ar Bwynt A (ST 01131 89774) wrth ei gyffordd â Llwybrau Troed 59 a 62 Llantrisant, ac yn mynd tua'r de-ddwyrain i ffin y gymuned a'i chyffordd â Llwybr Troed 23 Cymer ar Bwynt B (ST 01161 89741) ar safle Llinell Reilffordd segur Cil-elái.
Hyd: 45 metr
Lled: Amrywiol

2. Llwybr troed 23 Cymer
Dechrau ar Bwynt B (ST 01161 89741) ar ffin y gymuned ac wrth ei chyffordd â Llwybr Troed 60 Llantrisant ar safle Llinell Reilffordd segur Cil-elái, ac yn mynd tua'r deddwyrain i'w chyffordd â Llwybrau Troed 22, 23 a 24 Cymer, Pwynt C (ST 01201 89685).
Hyd: 71 metr
Lled: Amrywiol

3. Llwybr troed 24 Cymer
Dechrau ar Bwynt F (ST 01161 89579) wrth ei gyffordd â Llwybr Troed 24, 25 a 26 Cymer ac yn mynd tua'r gogledd-ddwyrain i'w gyffordd â Llwybrau Troed 22, 23 a 24 Cymer ar Bwynt C (ST 01201 89685).
Hyd: 113 metr
Lled: 1.2

RHAN 2
DISGRIFIAD O SAFLE'R LLWYBRAU NEU FFYRDD NEWYDD
1. Llwybr Troed 60 Llantrisant
Dechrau ar Bwynt G (ST 01161 89860) ger gât mochyn lle y mae'n ymuno â Llwybr Troed 59 Llantrisant, ac yn mynd tua'r de-ddwyrain yn croesi pont droed fach dros sianel sy'n arwain at gât mochyn ar Bwynt H (ST 01182 89824). O Bwynt H mae'r llwybr troed yn parhau tua'r dwyrain i bont droed dros Linell Reilffordd segur Cil-elái ac yna'n parhau i Bwynt I (ST 01189 89819) wrth ffin y gymuned lle mae'n cwrdd â'i chyffordd gyda Llwybr 23 Cymer.
Hyd: 52 metr
Lled: 2 fetr

2. Llwybr troed 23 Cymer
Dechrau ar Bwynt I (ST 01189 89819) ar y llwybr troed dros Linell Reilffordd segur Cilelái ar ffin y gymuned ac wrth ei chyffordd â Llwybr troed 60 Llantrisant, ac yn mynd tua'r dwyrain gan ddisgyn â grisiau tuag at bont troed ar Bwynt J (ST 01195 89817). O Bwynt J mae'r llwybr troed yn parhau tua'r de i'w chyffordd gyda llwybrau troed 22, 23 a 24 Cymer ar Bwynt K (ST 01175 89657).
Hyd: 167 metr
Lled: 2 fetr

3. (i) Llwybr troed 24 Cymer
Dechrau ar Bwynt K (ST 01175 89657) wrth ei gyffordd â Llwybrau troed 22, 23 a 24 Cymer ac yn mynd tua'r de i'w chyffordd gyda Llwybr troed 26 Cymer ar Bwynt F (ST 01161 89579).
Hyd: 79 metr
Lled: 2 fetr

3. (ii) Parhad o Lwybr troed 22 Cymer
Dechrau ar Bwynt K (ST 01175 89657) wrth ei gyffordd â Llwybrau troed 23 a 24 Cymer, ac yna'n mynd tua'r gogledd-ddwyrain i ailymuno â darn presennol Llwybr Troed 22 Cymer ar Bwynt C (ST 01201 89685).
Hyd: 39 metr
Lled: 2 fetr

Dyddiad: 4 Mehefin 2026

Andrew Wilkins
Cyfarwyddwr y Gwasanaethau Cyfreithiol a Llywodraethol
2 Llys Cadwyn, Stryd Taf, Pontypridd, CF37 4TH

RHONDDA CYNON TAF COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL
HIGHWAYS ACT 1980 SECTION 118
PUBLIC PATH EXTINGUISHMENT ORDER

FOOTPATH 67 LLANTRISANT AND FOOTPATH 25 CYMMER AND HIGHWAYS ACT 1980 SECTION 119
PUBLIC PATH DIVERSION ORDER

FOOTPATH 60 LLANTRISANT, FOOTPATH 22, FOOTPATH 23 AND FOOTPATH 24 CYMMER

On 2 June 2026 Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council (“the Council”) confirmed the above Orders made under sections 118 and 119 of the Highways Act 1980 (“the Act”). 

The effect of the Orders as confirmed is to:
1. Extinguish the public footpaths described in the First Schedule to this Notice as shown on the Order Map.

2. Divert the public footpaths described in the Second Schedule to this Notice as shown on the Order Map.

Copies of the confirmed Orders and the Order Maps may be seen free of charge during normal opening hours at the offices of the Council at 2 Llys Cadwyn, Taff Street, Pontypridd CF37 4TH and at Porth Library, Porth Plaza, Pontypridd Road, P orth CF39 9PG. 

Copies of the Orders and the Order Maps may be obtained there. The Orders come into force on 4 June 2026, but if any person aggrieved by the Orders wants to question their validity, or that of any provision contained in them, on the ground that it is not within the powers of the Act, 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 Orders, 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 4 June 2026, make an application to the High Court.

FIRST SCHEDULE
FOOTPATHS TO BE EXTINGUISHED
1. Footpath 67 Llantrisant
Commences at Point D (ST 01098 89666) at its junction with Footpaths 62 and 68 Llantrisant, and proceeds south-eastwards to the community boundary and its junction with Footpath 25 Cymmer at Point E (ST 01123 89630) at the site of the disused Cilely Railway Line.
Length: 44 metres
Width: Varying

2. Footpath 25 Cymmer
Commences at Point E (ST 01123 89630) on the community boundary and at its junction with Footpath 67 Llantrisant at the site of the disused Cilely Railway Line, and proceeds south-eastwards to its junction with Footpaths 24, 25 and 26 Cymmer at Point F (ST 01161 89579).
Length: 63 metres
Width: Varying

SECOND SCHEDULE
FOOTPATHS TO BE DIVERTED
PART 1
DESCRIPTION OF SITE OF EXISTING PATHS OR WAYS
1. Footpath 60 Llantrisant
Commences at Point A (ST 01131 89774) at its junction with Footpaths 59 and 62 Llantrisant, and proceeds south-eastwards to the community boundary and its junction with Footpath 23 Cymmer at Point B (ST 01161 89741) at the site of the disused Cilely Railway Line.
Length: 45 metres
Width: Varying

2. Footpath 23 Cymmer
Commences at Point B (ST 01161 89741) on the community boundary and at its junction with Footpath 60 Llantrisant at the site of the disused Cilely Railway Line, and proceeds south-eastwards to its junction with Footpaths 22, 23 and 24 Cymmer at Point C (ST 01201 89685).
Length: 71 metres
Width: Varying

3. Footpath 24 Cymmer
Commences at Point F (ST 01161 89579) at its junction with Footpath 24, 25 and 26 Cymmer and proceeds in a north-east-eastwards direction to its junction with Footpaths 22, 23 and 24 Cymmer at Point C (ST 01201 89685).
Length: 113 metres
Width: 1.2

PART 2
DESCRIPTION OF SITE OF NEW PATHS OR WAYS
1. Footpath 60 Llantrisant
Commences at Point G (ST 01161 89860) at a kissing gate where it joins Footpath 59 Llantrisant, and proceeds in a south-eastward direction crossing a small footbridge over a channel to a further kissing gate at Point H (ST 01182 89824). From Point H the footpath continues eastwards to a footbridge over the disused Cilely Railway Line, and then proceeds to Point I (ST 01189 89819) at the community boundary, where it meets its junction with Footpath 23 Cymmer.
Length: 52 metres
Width: 2 metres

2. Footpath 23 Cymmer
Commences at Point I (ST 01189 89819) on the footbridge over the disused Cilely Railway Line at the community boundary and at its junction with Footpath 60 Llantrisant, and proceeds eastwards, descending by steps to a footbridge at Point J (ST 01195 89817). From Point J the footpath continues southwards to its junction with Footpaths 22, 23 and 24 Cymmer at Point K (ST 01175 89657).
Length: 167 metres
Width: 2 metres

3. (i) Footpath 24 Cymmer
Commences at Point K (ST 01175 89657) at its junction with Footpaths 22, 23 and 24 Cymmer, and proceeds southwards to its junction with Footpath 26 Cymmer at Point F (ST 01161 89579).
Length: 79 metres
Width: 2 metres

3. (ii) Continuation of Footpath 22 Cymmer
Commences at Point K (ST 01175 89657) at its junction with Footpaths 23 and 24 Cymmer, then proceeds north-eastwards to rejoin the existing length of Footpath 22 Cymmer at Point C (ST 01201 89685).
Length: 39 metres
Width: 2 metres

Dated: 4th June 2026

Andrew Wilkins
Director of Legal and Democratic Services
2 Llys Cadwyn, Taff Street, Pontypridd, CF37 4TH