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Record Ref : EIR 2224
Date Received : 25/03/2025
Date Completed : 16/05/2025
Organisation : Whatdotheyknow.com
Application Type : Media
Category : Rights of Way and Footpaths
Question
1. What the current (Full Time Equivalent) resourcing levels are with Public Rights of Way ie Public Rights of Way Officers. PROW Applications: 2. How many current Public Rights of Way Applications is the council dealing with and what are their respective ages (eg 15 current with 5 submitted in 2024/5, 10 submitted in 2023/4 etc) Issues Identified with PROWs 3. Please provide the total number of reports/complaints received by the council regarding access or dangers identified in respect of Public Rights of Way for each of the previous 5 financial years. (eg, Stile Blocked, Barbed wire on stile, PRoW completely inaccessible) 4. Please indicate for each year, the type of issue (as examples above) and their current status, including: a)Whether the complaint has been resolved. b)If resolved, what action was taken by the Council. c)If unresolved, the reason for the delay and any planned actions. Enforcement: 5. Please also provide details in respect of Enforcement Notices to landowners in respect of the above: a) number of enforcement notices issued to landowners requiring them to resolve the issue with a PROWs (in each year)
Answer
1. What the current (Full Time Equivalent) resourcing levels are with Public Rights of Way ie Public Rights of Way Officers. 1 working term time 1 part time and full time during school holidays PROW Applications: 2. How many current Public Rights of Way Applications is the council dealing with and what are their respective ages (eg 15 current with 5 submitted in 2024/5, 10 submitted in 2023/4 etc) 48 claimed rights of way , these vary in dates from 1991 to recently Issues Identified with PROWs 3. Please provide the total number of reports/complaints received by the council regarding access or dangers identified in respect of Public Rights of Way for each of the previous 5 financial years. (eg, Stile Blocked, Barbed wire on stile, PRoW completely inaccessible) No record of complaints recorded but there are none outstanding 4. Please indicate for each year, the type of issue (as examples above) and their current status, including: a)Whether the complaint has been resolved. b)If resolved, what action was taken by the Council. c)If unresolved, the reason for the delay and any planned actions. As above Enforcement: 5. Please also provide details in respect of Enforcement Notices to landowners in respect of the above: a) number of enforcement notices issued to landowners requiring them to resolve the issue with a PROWs (in each year) No enforcement