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Barby Wood Farm Footpath EC17 - Stopping up of the highway
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WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCIL
SECTION 116 & SCHEDULE 12, HIGHWAYS ACT 1980 TRACK LEADING TO BARBY WOOD FARM, BETWEEN ONLEY LANE AND BARBY FOOTPATH EC17, IN THE PARISH OF BARBY AND ONLEY
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that West Northamptonshire Council, as Highway Authority, intends to apply to the Northamptonshire Magistrates’ Court sitting at The Court House, Midland Road, Wellingborough, NN8 1HF at 10am on 01 December 2026, for an Order under Section 116 of the Highways Act 1980 authorising the stopping up of the highway shown by a red line on the deposited plan insofar as it carries public carriageway rights, subject to the reservation of public bridleway rights over it, on the ground that it is unnecessary as a carriageway highway.
A copy of the draft Order and plan may be inspected free of charge, by appointment only, from 27 October to 01 December 2026 inclusive (excluding bank and public holidays) at the One-Stop-Shop, West Northamptonshire Council, St. John’s Street, Northampton, between 9am and 5pm.
Appointments may be arranged by email to steve.dadswell@westnorthants.gov.uk or by calling 0300 126 7000.
Any person entitled to notice of the application, any person who uses the highway, or any person who would be aggrieved by the proposed Order may appear before and be heard by the Magistrates’ Court. Persons intending to exercise that right are requested to notify the undersigned via steven.eastwood@westnorthants.gov.uk quoting reference SJE/34057.
Dated this 15th day of October 2026.
STEVEN EASTWOOD, SNR.
Senior Lawyer (Highways & Transport) For the Corporate Director (Law & Governance)
West Northamptonshire Council, One Angel Square,
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