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Footpath 28 (part) and Footpath 31 (part), Parish of Much Wenlock) - Public Path Diversion
What is happening?
Notice of Confirmation and Coming into Operation of Public Path Order and Definitive Map and Statement Modification Order Highways Act 1980
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
The Shropshire Council (Footpath 28 (part) and Footpath 31 (part), Parish of Much Wenlock)
Public Path Diversion Order 2026
On 1st October 2026, The Shropshire Council (the “Council”) confirmed the above-named Order made under section 119 of the Highways Act 1980 and section 53A(2) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. The effect of the order as confirmed is to; divert approximately 391 metres of Footpath 28 and approximately 187 metres of Footpath 31 located at Spoonhill Hall.
A copy of the Order as confirmed, and the Order Map may be seen on the Council’s website at
or obtained free of charge via
outdoor.recreation@shropshire.gov.uk
Shropshire Council certify that the Order becomes operative on 9th September 2026; 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 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 6 weeks from 1st October 2026 make an application to the High Court.
Dated 1st October 2026
Andy Wilde
Service Director Infrastructure
The Guildhall, Frankwell Quay, Shrewsbury, SY3 8HQ
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