Oxfordshire: Banbury Footpath and Bridleway and Drayton (Banbury) Bridleway - Public Path Diversion

OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

NOTICE OF MAKING OF PUBLIC PATH DIVERSION AND
DEFINITIVE MAP AND STATEMENT MODIFICATION ORDER
HIGHWAYS ACT 1980, WILDLIFE AND
COUNTRYSIDE ACT 1981

The Oxfordshire County Council,
Banbury Footpath No. 116 (parts) & Bridleway No. 118
and Drayton (Banbury) Bridleway No. 2 (part),
Public Path Diversion and Definitive Map and
Statement Modification Order 2026

The Order made on 28 October 2026, if confirmed as made, will modify the Definitive Map and Statement for the area by diverting, as shown on the Order maps:-

–  Banbury FP116 running from OS Grid Ref SP 43308 42754 south-south-westwards for 10m to the north side of Warwick Road at SP 43305 42743, and continuing from the south side of Warwick Road at SP 43300 42722 south-south-westwards for 166m to SP 4325 4257 and south-eastwards for 10m to Bridleway No. 118 and the street heading east from Warwick Road at SP 4326 4255 to a new line running from OS Grid Ref SP 43308 42754 south-westwards for 7m to the north side of Warwick Road at SP 4330 4274, and continuing from the south side of Warwick Road at SP 4329 4273 westwards for 5m to SP 4328 4273, south-south-westwards for 168m to SP 4325 4256 and eastwards for 15m to the street heading east from Warwick Road at SP 4327 4256;

–  Banbury BR118 running from the Drayton (Banbury) Parish boundary at OS Grid Ref SP 4304 4231 northeastwards for 341m to the street heading east from Warwick Road at SP 4326 4255 to a new line running from the Drayton (Banbury) Parish boundary at OS Grid Ref SP 4304 4231 north-north-eastwards for 261m to SP 4318 4251, eastwards for 59m to SP 4324 4252, north-north-eastwards for 50m to SP 4325 4257 and east-south-eastwards for 26m to the street heading east from Warwick Road at SP 4328 4256;

–  Drayton (Banbury) BR2 running from OS Grid Ref SP 4298 north-north-eastwards for 178m to the Banbury Parish boundary at SP 4304 4231 to a new line running from OS Grid Ref SP 4298 4217 north-north-eastwards for 154m to the Banbury Parish boundary at SP 4304 4231.

A copy of the Order, the Order maps and an explanatory statement may be seen free of charge during opening hours at Banbury Library, Marlborough Road, Banbury, OX16 5DB, tel: 01865 815102, or online at https://letstalk.oxfordshire. gov.uk/banbury-03922 (accessible via the QR code). A copy can also be obtained on request from rightsofwaylegal@oxfordshire.gov.uk

Any representations about or objections to the Orders may be sent in writing to Oxfordshire County Council – Rights of Way Legal, Midland House, West Way, Botley, Oxford, OX2 0PH or rightsofwaylegal@oxfordshire.gov.uk no later than 4 December 2026. Please state the grounds on which they are made. If no such representations or objections are duly made, or if any so made are withdrawn, Oxfordshire County Council may confirm the Order as an unopposed Order. If the Order is sent to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for confirmation, any representations or objections which have not been withdrawn will be sent with the Order.

Dated: 5 November 2026

Director of Environment & Highways
Oxfordshire County Council

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