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Lakes - Temporary Footpath Closure due to Public Safety
What is happening?
WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS COUNCIL
(FOOTPATH NO. 543030 IN THE PARISH OF LAKES)
(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF PEDESTRIANS) ORDER 2026
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, to ensure the safety of the public, Westmorland and Furness Council has made an Order the effect of which is to prohibit pedestrians from proceeding along a 65-metre section of footpath no. 543030 between grid references 331751, 505389 and 331706, 505364.
There is no suitable alternative route for pedestrians.
This follows emergency notices dated 4 September 2026 and 25 September 2026.
The Order will come into operation on 16 October 2026 and as and when the appropriate traffic signs are displayed, the order may continue in force for a period of up to six months or until the footpath is made safe, whichever is sooner.
Any queries to the Countryside Access Team, Westmorland and Furness Council Highways Unit, Bouthwood Road, Sowerby Woods Industrial Estate, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 4RD or Highways hotline 0300 373 3306 or via the Westmorland and Furness Council website.
Director of Law & Governance, Westmorland and Furness Council, South Lakeland House, Lowther Street, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4DQ.
How long will it take?
Planned start
16-Oct-2026
Estimated end
16-Apr-2027
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