Last year we reported the good news that the Government had sensibly decided to scrap the 2026 deadline for registering ‘lost’ rights of way. Unfortunately they have just performed a U-turn on this promise and decided to reinstate a deadline that will come into effect in 2031. That sounds a long way away but we… Continue reading
Back in December 2021, I posted that we had met with the Area Operations Manager from the Canal & River Trust (CRT) to review damage to sections of the towpath adjacent to the northern end of the Thorley Wash nature reserve. The damage had been caused by water overflowing from a flooded drainage channel on… Continue reading
Further to my earlier post, I’m pleased to report that the line of wire fencing has been removed from this footpath. Walkers now have a much broader footpath to follow which has been enhanced by hedge planting along the new school boundary and the planting of several new trees. We will need to monitor that… Continue reading
We advised on 23 December 2022 that a diversion Order had been submitted by East Hertfordshire District Council under section 257 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 in order to enable development work for a new junction from the A120 (Bishop’s Stortford bypass) into the Bishop’s Stortford North development. The BSDFA provided the… Continue reading
A recent planning application to redevelop the Shell Garage on Stansted Road provided an excellent opportunity to improve the above-mentioned public footpath that runs along its north-western boundary. The footpath provides a useful shortcut for pedestrians from Stansted Road through to Cannons Mill Lane. It is narrow much of its length but significantly so at… Continue reading
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