On 6th July 2023, Leeds City Council confirmed the provisions of the above Order made under section 53(2)(b) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. The Order as confirmed, will modify the Definitive Map and Statement for the area by adding a footpath commencing from a point, SE 2094 4573, at the junction with East Busk Lane at the Summer Cross Inn, and proceeding for a distance of 71 metres to a point, SE 2093 4566, at the junction with Danefield Terrace and Ings Lane as shown on the Order Map.
A copy of the order and the order map may be seen at Climate, Energy and Green Spaces Reception Farnley Hall, Hall Lane, Farnley, LS12 5HA (reference 165329), from 8am to 4pm on Monday to Thursday and 8am to 3:30pm on Friday and also at Otley Library, Nelson Street, Otley LS21 1EZ during normal opening. Copies of the Order and Map may also be obtained by emailing prow@leeds.gov.uk or calling 0113 378 2875.
The Order shall take effect as from the 6th July 2023 but if any person aggrieved by the order desires to question its validity or that of any provision contained in it on the ground that it is not within the powers of the above Act or on the ground that any requirement of that Act or any regulation made under it has not been complied with in relation to the confirmation of that order he or she may apply to the High Court for any of these purposes under schedule 15 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 within 42 days from the date on which this notice is first published as required by paragraph 12 of Schedule 15 of that Act.
Notice of public path modification order
This Order is made by Leeds City Council under Section 53(2) (b) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (‘the Act’) because it appears to that authority that the West Yorkshire Metropolitan County Council (Modified) Definitive Map and Statement (Leeds Metropolitan District) requires modification in consequence of the occurrence of an event specified in Section 53(3)(b) of the Act, namely the expiration of a period such that the enjoyment by the public of the ways during that period raises the presumption that the ways have been dedicated as a public path.
The Authority have consulted with every Local Authority whose area includes land to which the Order relates.
The Leeds City Council hereby order that:
- For the purposes of this Order the relevant date is 1st of February 2022
- The West Yorkshire Metropolitan County Council Modified or Leeds City Council Definitive Map and Statement (Leeds Metropolitan District) shall be modified as described in Part I and Part II of the Schedule and shown on the map attached to the Order.
- This Order shall take effect on the date it is confirmed and may be cited as the Leeds City Council (Summer Cross Inn) Modification Order 2022.
Dated this 16th May 2022
The common seal of Leeds City Council was hereunto affixed in the presence of:
Gregg Shevill, General Proerty Team Leader, Legal Services
Seal no. 104239
Schedule part I - Modification of Definitive Map
Description of the Path or Way to be Added
Otley Footpath No. 46
Footpath commencing from a Point A, SE 2094 4573, at the junction with East Busk Lane at the Summer Cross Inn, and proceeding for a distance of 71 metres along a tarmac surface in a south westerly, then a southerly and finally a south westerly direction passing though a 1.45 metre wide gap to a Point B, SE 2093 4566, at the junction with Danefield Terrace and Ings Lane as shown on the Order Map and having a width of 2 metres.
Schedule part II - Modification of Definitive Statement
Description of the Path or Way to be Added
Path No | 46 |
Map Reference | SE 24 NW 2045 |
Description of Route | Footpath commencing from a point, SE 2094 4573, at the junction with East Busk Lane at the Summer Cross Inn and proceeding in a south westerly, then a southerly and finally a south westerly direction to a point, SE 2093 4566, at the junction with Danefield Terrace and Ings Lane |
Nature of Surface | Tarmac |
Length | 71 metres 0.04 miles |
Width | 2 metres 6.5 feet |
General (Including Path Furniture, Limitations, Conditions) | 1.45 metre wide gap at SE 2093 4566 |
Leeds City Council (Summer Cross Inn) Modification Order 2022
In accordance with Schedule 15 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Leeds City Council hereby confirms this Order
This 6th day of July 2023
The common seal of Leeds City Council was hereunto affixed
Duly authorised officer Gregg Shevill, General Property Team Leader, Legal Services
Seal no. 104239
Dated 10 July 2023
Leeds City Council
Civic Hall
Calverley Street
Leeds
LS1 1UR
