Submitted by Marion Malcher on Wednesday 3rd June 2020
Published on Tuesday 4th August 2020
Current status: Closed
Closed: Thursday 4th February 2021
Signatures: 14,137
Extend the 2026 deadline for the recording of historic footpaths & bridleways.
Extend the existing deadline of 1st January 2026 to record historic paths onto Definitive Maps (as required by the Countryside & Rights of Way Act 2000) for a further 10 years until 2036.
Recording a single path can take years, more time is needed to record them all, or they will be lost for ever.
Thousands of our historic Rights of Way, some used for centuries, are not officially mapped. If not recorded by 1st January 2026, they will be closed and lost forever. The legal process for recording a path, often done by volunteers, is time consuming and may take several years. There is not enough time left to record all our footpaths and bridleways. Our rights to walk and ride through the land are part of our national heritage, these rights should not be lost because of an arbitrary deadline.
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