Highways provide public rights of way to much of the land in England and Wales. Please click for our Background note on Highways Law.
Questions we can help with include:
[icon name = “search”] Whether public use over time has created a public right of way – in other words a highway
[icon name = “search”] Can action by a landowner, for example by putting up notices, prevent the creation of a highway?
[icon name = “search”] Must a highway be maintained by the local authority?
[icon name = “search”] Has legislation ended the public right of way for motor vehicles over a particular road or track?
[icon name = “search”] What is the significance of the Definitive Map and Statement?
[icon name = “search”] Does a highway, when it crosses open land, have to follow a precise route?
[icon name = “search”] What powers does the local authority have over highways?
[icon name = “search”] If someone is injured, because a public road has not been properly maintained, is the local authority required to pay compensation?
[icon name = “search”] How can public rights of way over land be ended?
[icon name = “binoculars”] Click to go to our Initial enquiry page
[icon name = “binoculars”] Other pages which may help you: Private rights of way, Ransom strips, Restrictive covenants.
[icon name = “binoculars”] For our print publishing website, please see www.barsby.com, and for our website which provides support for residents in private roads, see: www.privateroads.co.uk.
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