NOTICE OF CONFIRMATION OF PUBLIC PATH AND DEFINITIVE MAP AND STATEMENT MODIFICATION ORDER
HIGHWAYS ACT 1980, WILDLIFE AND COUNTRYSIDE ACT 1981
The Oxfordshire County Council
North Leigh Footpaths Nos. 19, 20 & 38 (parts),
Public Path Diversion and Definitive Map and Statement Modification Order 2022
On 24 March 2026, the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs confirmed the above order, made on 10 August 2022, under section 119 of the Highways Act 1980 and section 53A(2) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
The effect of the Order as confirmed is to modify the Definitive Map and Statement for the area by diverting, as shown on the Order map:-
North Leigh FP 19 running from OS Grid Ref SP 3969 1313 north-north-eastwards for 214m to SP 3976 1333 to a new line running from OS Grid Ref SP 3969 1313 north-eastwards for 65m to SP 3973 1318, north-westwards for 11m to SP 3973 1319, north-eastwards for 7m to SP 3973 1319, and north-north-eastwards for 145m to SP 3976 1333;
North Leigh FP 20 running from OS Grid Ref SP 3946 1323 eastwards for 171m to SP 3963 1325 to a new line running from OS Grid Ref SP 3946 1323 east-south-eastwards for 177m through SP 3953 1322 and SP 39634 13217 to SP 39638 13211;
North Leigh FP 38 running from OS Grid Ref SP 39638 13211 northwards for 55m to SP 3963 1325 and generally north-eastwards for 169m to SP 3977 1336 to a new line running from OS Grid Ref SP 39638 13211 north-eastwards for 200m through SP 39641 13219 and SP 3969 1326 to SP 3977 1336.
Copies of the Order and Order map may be seen free of charge during opening hours at Witney Library, Welch Way, Witney, OX28 6JH, tel: 01993 703659, or online at https://letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk/north-leigh-03605 (accessible via the QR code). A copy can also be obtained on request from countrysideaccesslegal@oxfordshire.gov.uk
The Orders came into force on the date of confirmation but if any person aggrieved by an 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 (the Act), as amended, and/or the powers of section 53A of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (WCA) or on the ground that any requirement of either Act or of any regulation made under them 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 and as applied by s53A(7) WCA, within six weeks from 16 April 2026 make an application to the High Court.
Dated: 16 April 2026
Director for Environment and Highways
Oxfordshire County Council
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