Issue - meetings

To consider report on the achievements of the Council in terms of its public rights of way functions during the year 2012-13 and the proposed work programme for the year 2013-14

The Committee received a report which detailed the achievements of the Public Rights of Way service during 2012-13 and set out the proposed work programme for 2013-14.

The Rights of Way Manager reported on the work carried out during 2012-2013 by the Network Management and Enforcement Team and the Legal Orders Team.

It was reported that:

• 52 temporary and emergency closures of rights of way had been made
• 509 problems on the network had been logged and been resolved
• 20 public path orders had been confirmed, 20 cases were in progress, with a backlog of 28 applications
• 4 Orders had been contested and referred to the Planning Inspectorate
• 2 Definitive Map Modification Orders had been confirmed, 10 were in progress, with a backlog of 19
• No Definitive Map Anomaly investigations had been carried out and there was a backlog of over 260+

The Rights of Way Team had experienced a spending freeze in the revenue budget for the third year in succession.  However access to capital funds from the Local Transport Plan had been made available to allow the Team to clear the backlog of maintenance issues.  

RESOLVED:

That the Annual Report for 2012-13 be noted and the proposed work programme for the Public Rights of Way Team 2013-14 be approved.