Written question asked by Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Conservative) on Wednesday, 1 March 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 3 March 2006. It was answered by Lord Knight of Weymouth (Labour) on Thursday, 9 March 2006 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Modification Orders

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what average length of time local authorities in England took to make rights of way modification orders in 2004–05; how many orders (a) Gloucestershire, (b) Herefordshire and (c) Worcestershire have outstanding; and what percentage of orders were successful.

Answer: Local highway authorities are responsible for the management of rights of way and therefore all information relating to modification orders is held by them and not central Government. The information on the length of time for local authorities in England to make modification orders and the percentage of successful orders could only be gathered at a disproportionate cost. Under schedule 5 of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 surveying authorities had to establish a register of definitive map modification order applications by 31 December 2005. Gloucestershire has 105 outstanding applications, Herefordshire 100 and Worcestershire 119.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 443 c1679-80W;443 c1679-80W; 56486
Session: 2005-06
Subjects: Access Countryside Planning Maps Public footpaths Rights of way Worcestershire Gloucestershire Herefordshire
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk