Changes to Rights of Way Law and Procedures, the Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013
Meeting: 09/12/2013 - Public Rights of Way Committee (Item 32)
32 Changes to Rights of Way Law and Procedures, the Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013 
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To receive for information details of changes to Rights of Way Law and Procedures under the Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013
Minutes:
The Committee received an information report on the changes to Rights of Way Law and Procedures under the Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013.
Mr C Meewezen spoke on the changes enabling local authorities to make orders under section 257 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
Amendments had been made to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to allow competent authorities to make stopping up and diversions orders if they were satisfied that a planning application had been made and if the application was granted it would be necessary to stop up or divert the path in order to enable the development to go ahead.
Additionally any order so made could not be confirmed unless the Secretary of State or the Order Making Authority were satisfied that planning permission had been granted and that it was necessary to stop or divert the path in order to enable the development to go ahead.
RESOLVED:
That the report be noted.