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Footpaths 203 And 206, Messingham - Public Path Diversion And Definitive Map Modification Order
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NOTICE OF CONFIRMATION OF AN ORDER HIGHWAYS ACT 1980
WILDLIFE AND COUNTRYSIDE ACT 1981
NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE COUNCIL
PUBLIC PATH DIVERSION AND DEFINITIVE MAP MODIFICATION (PUBLIC FOOTPATHS 203 AND 206, MESSINGHAM) ORDER 2025(2)
On 9 September 2026 North Lincolnshire Council confirmed the above order made under section 119 of the Highways Act 1980 and section 53 Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
The effect of the order as confirmed is to divert the public footpaths in Messingham running (1) 750 metres from SE91570418 on Brigg Road generally north west through and beyond Belle Vue Farm to a midpoint within an enclosure north of woodland at SE91210461 thence west to a kissing gate in said enclosure's western boundary at SE91090459; and (2) 115 metres from SE91210461 generally north east to the southern corner of a belt of trees and bushes around a pond at SE91250471, to a line running 720 metres from SE91400410 on Brigg Road generally northwestwards through and then alongside woodland to the south-west corner of an enclosure at SE91090455 to link with the footpath beyond; and a further line running 202 metres north-east from a kissing gate at SE91090459 across said enclosure to SE91250471 as shown on the order map.
A copy of the order as confirmed and the order map have been placed and may be seen free of charge at Church Square House, 30-40 High Street, Scunthorpe, DN15 6NL from 9am to 4.30pm on weekdays other than public holidays. A copy of the order and the map may be obtained there free of charge or viewed at www.northlincs.gov.uk (via 'Public Rights of Way Current Public Notices').
The order comes into force as from 23 September 2026, but if any 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 15 October 2026, make an application to the High Court.
Dated: 15 October 2026
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