Issue - meetings

Alleged Public Footpath from Parkfield to the adopted footpath linking Dulais Fach to Park Street, Community of Tonna

Meeting: 06/09/2019 - Regeneration and Sustainable Development Cabinet Board (Item 7)

7 Alleged Public Footpath from Parkfield to the adopted footpath linking Dulais Fach to Park Street, Community of Tonna pdf icon PDF 340 KB

Report of the Head of Legal Services

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Decision:

 

That a Modification Order be made under the provision of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 to add the length of footpath from Parkfield to the adopted footpath linking Dulais Fach and Park Street in the community of Tonna (A-B-C, as detailed in the circulated report) to the Definitive Map and Statement, and if no objections, to confirm the same as an unopposed Order.

 

Reasons for Decision:

 

1.           There is no counter evidence to question the application or to challenge that residents have been able to walk the path for the periods claimed.

 

2.           The reasons for using the path are varied and supported from sufficient numbers who can be said to represent the public at large.

 

3.           The map evidence shows the path has been in existence since at least 1984, taken together with the accounts of those in support of the application, shows the path has been available and in use since at least this date.

 

4.           The photographs taken of the path before it was filled with stone and concrete, show a series of steps and handrail evidently supports the claim that these steps were intended for use whether;

 

(i)       Exclusively for the residents of Cysgodfa or,

(ii)      Intended for use by the wider public when the houses at Parkfield were completed.

 

Implementation of Decision:

 

The decision will be implemented after the three day call in period.

 

Consultation:

 

This item has been subject to external consultation.