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(Public Footpath 185, Messingham - Public Path Diversion And Definitive Map Modification
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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 FOOTPATH 185, MESSINGHAM) ORDER 2026(1)
On 21 October 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 has been to divert the public footpath in Messingham running from a point situated south of Woodlands at SE86740562 thence generally north west via arable enclosures situated south, west and north west of Trippling Hows to a point atop the south bank of Bottesford Beck, to a line from a point situated south of Woodlands at SE86740562 running first generally northwards via the east of Trippling Hows and the west of a poultry farm to the south bank of Bottesford Beck at SE86710593 thence westwards along said bank top to SE86320591 as shown on the order map, and the definitive map and statement have been modified accordingly in consequence.
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 also 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 28 October 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 5 November 2026, make an application to the High Court.
Dated: 5 November 2026
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