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Part of Footpath No.16, Southwick and Widley, Winchester - Diversion of part of the footpath
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NOTICE OF CONFIRMED ORDER
HIGHWAYS ACT 1980 WILDLIFE AND COUNTRYSIDE ACT 1981
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
THE HAMPSHIRE (WINCHESTER CITY NO.79)
(PARISH OF SOUTHWICK AND WIDLEY - PART OF FOOTPATH NO.16)
PUBLIC PATH DIVERSION AND DEFINITIVE MAP AND STATEMENT MODIFICATION ORDER 2026
On the 20 August 2026 Hampshire County Council confirmed the above Order made under section 119 of the Highways Act 1980. The effect of the Order as confirmed is to divert the public footpath from its current alignment commencing at a junction on Pitymoor Lane at SU 6429 0832 proceeding eastwards over a bridge and through woodland to a track, to a new alignment commencing at a junction on Pitymoor Lane approximately 45 metres northeast of current access and proceeds through the woodland using the available track.
A copy of the Order and the Order map have been placed and may be seen free of charge at the offices of Hampshire County Council, The Castle, Winchester, SO23 8UD, and at the offices of Winchester City Council, City Offices, Colebrook Street, Winchester, SO23 9LJ at all reasonable hours; and online at www.hants.gov.uk/publicnotices. Copies of the Order and the map can be provided on request.
The Order comes into force when Hampshire County Council has certified that the work necessary to bring the new path into a fit condition for use by the public has been carried out, but if any person aggrieved by the Order wants to question its validity, or any provision contained in it, on the grounds that it is not within the powers of the Highways Act 1980, as amended, or on the grounds that any requirement of the Act, as amended, or 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 11 September 2026 make an application to the High Court.
DATED this 11th day of September 2026
PATRICK BLOGG, Director of Universal Services, The Castle, Winchester, SO23 8UD
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