Agenda item

The Rights of Way Officer outlined the report which recommended that the Order be forwarded to the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for determination, with a recommendation from Wiltshire Council that the Order be confirmed without modification.

Members of the Committee were given the opportunity to ask technical questions of the officer. No questions were asked.

Members of the public then had the opportunity to present their views to the Committee, as detailed below.

Public Participation

Jonathon Cheal spoke in objection to the order.

Mr GKS Tucker spoke in Objection to the order.

Christina Ashworth spoke in support of the order.

Jonathon Nibbs spoke in support of the order.

Cllr M Nicholson, Holt Parish Council, spoke in support of the order.

The Rights of Way Officer informed the committee that they could only take into consideration the evidence before them and that there was insufficient evidence of public use of an alternative route at the field edge to support any modification to the order.

A debate followed where a motion was then moved to approve the officer’s recommendation.

At the end of the debate it was:

Resolved

That “The Wiltshire Council (Parish of Holt) Path No.73 Definitive Map and Statement Modification Order 2016”, be forwarded to the Secretary of State for determination, with a recommendation from Wiltshire Council that the order be confirmed without modification.