Issue details

Reason(s) for Decisions:

A footpath order was made on 11 June 2019 to stop-up and divert parts of footpaths 8 and 9 in Wimborne Minster. This followed the grant of planning permission for development of land adjacent to St. Julians Road and Cowgrove Road and the River Stour.

Following publication of the footpath order representations were received objecting to the stopping-up and diversion. In response to the objections received, officers have agreed under delegated powers to withdraw the 11 June 2019 order and make a new order proposing an amended route.

The amended route takes into account some of the reasons for the objections, particularly concerns that (under the 11 June order) users would have been required to walk about 200 meters along Cowgrove Road in order to gain access to the proposed alternative footpath. The new order is illustrated on the attached map, and would not require users to make a diversion along Cowgrove Road. The new order also includes an additional, relatively minor change, to provide for a more direct route to the proposed riverside footpath from Old Road.

Decision Maker (Name and Title):

Anna Lee, Service Manager for Development Management and Enforcement

Alternative options considered and rejected:

No alternative options considered.