Decision details

A request to consider the officer recommendation to extend the current Rights of Way Improvement Plan's validity date from end 2025 financial year to end 2028 financial year and to add relevant policies adopted since 2015 as an annex.

The Chair introduced the item to the meeting and invited officers to present the report.

Officers confirmed the reasons for the recommendation to extend the plan was due to the plan being under continual review, the consultation undertaken in spring 2025, adopted right of way policies and impending local government reorganisation and devolution.

Officers noted work that takes place with the Wildlife Trust and National Trust.

The Chair noted that the plan linked with the Local Transport and Connectivity Plan and agreed with officer recommendations that this was the wrong time to implement major changes to the Rights of Way plan, agreeing to extend the existing plan until 2029.

The Chair thanked officers for their work and agreed to the recommendations in the report.

RESOLVED to:

a)    Agree to retain the current Rights of Way Improvement Plan (2015-2025), at Annex 4, extending it until March 2029 for the reasons as set out in Annex 1.