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RIGHT OF WAY: THURSLEY MAP MODIFICATION ORDER

 

 

Meeting: 19/06/2020 - Waverley Local Committee (Item 24)

24 RIGHT OF WAY: MAP MODIFICATION ORDER, THURSLEY (OTHER COUNTY COUNCIL FUNCTIONS) pdf icon PDF 510 KB

To receive a report from the SCC Countryside Access Officer, to consider a map modification order.

 

An application was received for a Map Modification Order (MMO) to add the width of 30’ to the Surrey County Council (SCC) Definitive Statement (DMS) for Public Bridleways 99 (part of), 99a and 101 (part of) in the Parish of Thursley.

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Additional documents:

Minutes:

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Cllrs Carole Cockburn and Jerry Hyman joined the meeting.

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Declarations of Interest: There were two declarations of interest made at Item 3:

 

Mr Stephen Spence – as a member of the Ramblers Association.

Dr Andrew Povey – as a Trustee of the Surrey Hills Society.

 

Officer in attendance: Daniel Williams, SCC Countryside Access Officer.

 

Petitions, Public Questions/Statements: None.

The Chairman reminded those present that there can be no public questions or petitions on the rights of way matters under discussion and that no new evidence can be presented at this stage.

 

No one registered to speak in advance of the meeting.

 

The Countryside Access Officer presented the report, outlining the legal processes and regulations involved and answered Member questions.

 

Member discussion – key points:

 

·         An excellent piece of research for which the officer was thanked.  There were a series of matters of probability and judgement – all thoroughly documented and local councillors supported the report.

·         The applicant made the application to ensure that Highway rights laid out in the past were not lost.  On the ground, this would not appear to make much difference, but would set the legal rights of this right of way.

 

The Chairman asked each Member to state if they were voting For or Against, or were Abstaining from the vote.  All Members present (16) voted ‘For’.

 

The Local Committee (Waverley) resolved to AGREE that:

 

(i)         The width of 30’ is added to the Definitive Statements for Public Bridleways 99 (part of), 99a and 101 (part of) over the extents shown A-F on drawings 3/1/14/H54 and 55 in the Parish of Thursley and that this application for a MMO under sections 53 and 57 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 to modify the Definitive Statements as outlined is approved.

 

(ii)        A MMO should be made and advertised to implement these changes.  If objections are maintained to such an order, it will be submitted to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for determination.