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West Sussex, Bosham Parish - Modification order, Addition of a Restricted Byway.
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West Sussex County Council
Notice of Confirmation of a Modification Order Section 53 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
Definitive Map and Statement for Chichester
West Sussex County Council (Chichester No. 3: Bosham
(Addition of a Restricted Byway)) Definitive Map Modification Order 2024
On 27 July 2026 an Inspector appointed by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs confirmed the above-named Order without modification under Section 53 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, and which takes effect on that date.
The effect of the Order, confirmed as made, is to modify the Definitive Map and Statement for Chichester by the addition of a restricted byway commencing at the junction of Smugglers Lane with Lower Hone Lane (grid reference 480103, 102218) with a width of 19m, and proceeding south-south-west for approximately 210m with the width narrowing to 2m after 15m continuing to where it meets the southern termination point of FP 2952 (grid reference 480061, 102013).
A copy of the Order and the Order Plan may be seen free of charge at Legal Services, WSCC, County Hall, Chichester, PO19 1RQ, at Chichester District Council and at Bosham Parish Council during opening hours. A copy of the Order and Plan may be purchased for £8.00 from Legal Services, WSCC by emailing legal.services@westsussex.gov.uk (quote ref: CC803.16481).
If any person aggrieved by the Order desires to question its validity, or that of any provision contained in it, on the grounds that it is not within the powers of Section 53 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, or that any of the requirements of Schedule 15 of the Act have not been complied with in relation to it, they may, under paragraph 12 (i) of Schedule 15 to the Act, within 42 days from 20 August 2026, make an application to the High Court.
Dated 20 August 2026
Lauren McCann, Executive Director of Law,
Assurance and Insight
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