To ask the Cabinet Member for Highways, Transport and Waste to consider whether the Council should grant a request from Mrs. Sharon Pearce to apply to the magistrates’ court for an order stopping-up highway rights over a section of highway adjacent to her property at 168 Littleworth Lane, Whitley on the ground that the section concerned is unnecessary for public use or any other highway-related reason.
The section of highway concerned is shown cross-hatched in black on the plan at Appendix 1.
Decision type: Non-key
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Notice of proposed decision first published: 07/10/2020
Decision due: Not before 15 Oct 2020 by Cabinet Member for Transport, Street Scene and Flooding
Lead member: Cllr Bridget Wayman bridget.wayman@wiltshire.gov.uk
Department: Place
Contact: Kevin Gale, 01225 718023, Email: kevin.gale@wiltshire.gov.uk.
Consultation process
On 28 July 2020, Melksham Without Parish Council consented to the proposed application being made. A copy of the signed consent form is shown at Appendix 2.
The local member, Councillor Phil Alford has confirmed that he can see no reason why the proposed application should not be made.