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Guidance

Rights of way guidance booklet

Guidance on procedures for considering objections to definitive map and public path orders.

From:
Planning Inspectorate
Published
1 March 2014
Last updated
131 AugustDecember 2025 — See all updates

Applies to England

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Guidance on Procedures for Considering Objections to Definitive Map and Public Path Orders

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Details

This booklet contains information on:

  • when we receive an order
  • written representations
  • the hearing procedure
  • local public inquiries
  • other issues relevant to hearings and inquiries
  • what the Inspector considers in reaching a decision
  • the decision (including the modifications process)
  • costs
  • complaints and challenges
  • virtual events
  • site visits

Updates to this page

Published 1 March 2014
Last updated 131 AugustDecember 2025 + show all updates

  2. changes made to 5.1, 1.2 and 19.1 to correspond with recent changes made to the order making authority checklist.

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Update history

2025-12-01 08:00
Planning Inspectorate address change

2025-08-13 10:42
changes made to 5.1, 1.2 and 19.1 to correspond with recent changes made to the order making authority checklist.

2025-06-11 12:41
Section 11 – Ordnance Survey updated

2025-05-07 11:33
Incorrect references to ‘statement of reasons’ these have been updated to ‘statement of grounds’.

2025-01-23 11:22
Correction made to the named ministerial departments in the introduction. Correction made to remove a reference that the guidance applies to Wales.

2024-12-27 11:00
updates made to the guidance booklet html – the glossary, section 3 section 4 and annex K.

2024-11-20 09:54
Rights of Way advice notes 1, 3, 9, 16, 20, 21, 22 and 23 have been incorporated as appendices into this guidance booklet.

2024-09-18 14:57
Guidance on Procedures for Considering Objections to Definitive Map and Public Path Orders updated to make reference to AI guidance

2022-06-22 14:14
Various edits and section 7.2 – 7.4 rewritten.

2022-06-20 09:39
All Covid-19 related information removed