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North Tyneside - Public Path Order Under 118 & 119 Of The Highways Act 1980
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THE COUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OF NORTH TYNESIDE
PUBLIC PATH ORDER UNDER 118 & 119 OF THE HIGHWAYS ACT 1980
PUBLIC FOOTPATHS BENTON 2 & STATION ROAD 2 UNDER SECTION 53 OF THE WILDLIFE & COUNTRYSIDE ACT 1981 & DEFINITIVE MAP & STATEMENT MODIFICATION ORDERS 2026 PUBLIC FOOTPATHS BENTON 2 & STATION ROAD 2 & BENTON 5 & STATION ROAD 1 & BRIDLEWAY CENTURION 1A
On 19 October 2026 North Tyneside Council made the above-named orders under Sections 118 and 119 of the Highways Act 1980 and under Section 53 of the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981.
The effect of the Public Path orders under Sections 118 & 119, if confirmed, will be to stop up two sections of the ‘Benton 2’ and to divert the whole path onto a new line – and to extinguish the entire length and width of ‘Station Road 2’ in the Benton to Wallsend area as described in the schedule to the order and the order maps.
The effect of the Definitive Map & Statement Modification orders under Section 53, if confirmed will be to upgrade the status of public footpaths ‘Benton 5 and Station Road 1’ to Bridleways in the Benton/ Wallsend area, and to record bridleway ‘Centurion 1A’ in the Wallsend area as described in the schedules to the orders and the order maps.
Anyone with any concerns about the orders is invited to contact Graeme Clark. (Tel: 0191 6436086 or email graeme.clark@northtyneside.gov.uk)
A copy of the orders and order maps may be inspected free of charge at the address below 9.00 - 16:00 Monday - Friday – It can also be viewed on the Council website https://www.northtyneside.gov.uk/ statutory-notices
Objections to the orders or any other representations should be sent in writing to Graeme Clark, Definitive Map Officer, Block A, The Killingworth Site, Harvey Combe, Killingworth, NE12 6QQ or email graeme. clark@northtyneside.gov.uk no later than the 28 in relation to the PUBLIC PATH ORDER and 42 days with regards to THE WILDLIFE & COUNTRYSIDE ACT orders after 19 October 2026, and should state the grounds on which they are made. Please note that any such correspondence cannot be treated as confidential and may be inspected by any interested party.
If no such representations or objections are duly made, or if any so made are withdrawn, the Council may confirm the orders as unopposed. Those that are not withdrawn will be sent with the associated order to the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for consideration.
Dated: 19 October 2026
Director of Neighbourhoods, Quadrant East, The Silverlink North, Cobalt Business Park, North Tyneside, NE27 0BY
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