Announcements

FOOTPATHS 74, 98, 238, 240, 561, 581 & 650 - SWINDON ORDER 2012

The above order was made on 4 January 2012 under Section 118 of the Highways Act 1980.

The effect of the order will be to extinguish the following footpaths, all in the unparished area of Swindon: Footpaths 238 and 240, and parts of Footpath 74, forming part of a continuous route from Drake’s Way, Walcot, to Ocotal Way via the canal towpath; Footpaths 98 and 581, leading from Shaftesbury Avenue, near Honiton Road, Park North, to the Dorcan Stream; Footpath 561, leading from Bentley Close to Twyford Close, Park North; and part of Footpath 650, leading from the junction of the Queen’s Drive-Marlborough Road cycle route and the Oldlands Walk-Coate Water cycle route, west of Coate Water roundabout, to a point 25 metres northwest of that junction. A copy of the order and the order maps may be inspected at the One Stop Shop, Beckhampton Street, Swindon, between 8.30am and 6pm Monday to Friday.

Copies of the order and map, costing £15.00, may be purchased there. Any representations about, or objections to, the order may be sent or delivered in writing addressed to the Rights of Way Officer, Swindon Borough Council, Environment, Regeneration & Community, Wat Tyler House West, Beckhampton Street, Swindon, SN1 2JH, not later than 17 February 2012, stating the grounds on which they are made. If no such representations or objections are duly made, or if any made are withdrawn, Swindon Borough Council may confirm the order as an unopposed order.

If the order is sent to the Secretary of State for the Environment for confirmation, any representations or objections which have not been withdrawn will be sent with the order.

Dated 20 January 2012

Dave Potter, Director of Planning & Transport, Swindon Borough Council, Beckhampton Street, Swindon, SN1 2JH