Public Rights of Way

The Authority has a statutory responsibility to produce and maintain the records of all public rights of way with powers to promote and publicise access to the countryside particularly in relation to leisure and recreational activities.
The Council has a statutory duty to "assert and protect" the rights of the public to use and enjoy all public rights of way.
The principal duties can be summarised as follows:
- To assert and protect the rights of the public to use and enjoy all their highways
- To prevent so far as possible the stopping up or obstruction of all highways
- To enforce the restoration of footpaths & bridleways unlawfully ploughed or disturbed
- To signpost & waymark footpaths, bridleways & byways
- To keep the Definitive Map under continuous review. This shows the location of all public rights of way
- To make modification orders to take account of events requiring the map to be modified
- To keep copies of the Definitive Map and statement, together with copies of any subsequent modification and reclassification orders, available for the public inspection
- To draw the attention of the public to this availability and the right to apply for modification orders to be made
- To review and publish plans for improving rights of way in the Authority's areas
- Establish a local access forum for the area
Also see Frequently Asked Questions
Additional Resources
Public Rights of Way - Notices
Details of emergency closures, modifications and diversions.- Diversion Order - Public Bridleway no.32 - Stockton in Adobe PDF format 567 KB
- Emergency Closure - Public Footpath no.9 - Stillington in Adobe PDF format 453 KB
- Extinguishment Order - Public Footpath no.35 - Stockton in Adobe PDF format 569 KB
- Modification Order - Public Footpath No.1 and 3 - Egglescliffe in Adobe PDF format 401 KB
- Modification Order - Public Footpath no.2 - Stockton in Adobe PDF format 165 KB
- Temporary Closure - Public Footpath no. 7 - Aislaby in Adobe PDF format 290 KB
- Temporary Closure - Public Footpath no.36 - Stockton in Adobe PDF format 467 KB
- Temporary Closure - Public Footpath no.7 - Grindon, Public Bridleway no.14 - Grindon, Public Footpath no.47 - Stockton in Adobe PDF format 1802 KB
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Public Rights of Way
Contact Us
Contact: Public Rights of Way Contact
PO Box 229,
Kingsway House,
West Precinct,
Billingham
TS23 2YL
Tel: 01642 526757
Fax: 01642 526713
Email:
technicalservices
@stockton.gov.uk
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