NOTICE OF CONFIRMATION

Highways Act 1980

The Borough of Blackburn with Darwen Footpath 30 Darwen (part) Public Path Diversion Order 2020

On 8th October 2020 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council confirmed without modifications the above order made under section 119 of the Highways Act 1980.

The effect of the order as confirmed is to divert the public footpath as described in Schedule 1 to this Notice onto the route described in Schedule 2 and as shown on the Order Map.

A copy of the Order and Map may be examined at the Public Notice Boards outside Blackburn Town Hall and Darwen Town Hall free of charge. Copies of the Order may be purchased at the price of 50p, please make a request to

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The order comes into force on 8th October 2020, but if a person aggrieved by the order wants to question its validity, or that of any provision contained in it, on the ground that it is not within the powers of the Highways Act 1980, as amended, or on the ground that any requirement of the Act, as amended, or of any regulation made under the Act has not been complied with in relation to the order he or she may, under paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the Act as applied by paragraph 5 of Schedule 6 to the Act, within 6 weeks from 8th October 2020 make an application to the High Court.

Dated: 8th October 2020

Mr. David Fairclough, Director of HR, Legal & Governance, Town Hall, Blackburn. BB1 7DY

SCHEDULE 1 - LINE OF EXISTING ROUTE

The part of Public footpath 30 Darwen to be diverted is shown on the attached plan. Public footpath 30 Darwen runs from Point I (SD 68074 22833) in an Easterly direction for 218m through Owlet Hall Road, Avondale Road and Carley Street to Point J (SD 68290 22829).

SCHEDULE 2 - LINE OF DIVERSIONARY ROUTE

The proposed diversion route is shown on the attached plan by the broken black line A-B. From Point A (SD 68085 22829) the diversion route will follow an existing 1.4m wide footway running in a north easterly direction for 13m to point B (SD 68094 22838) where the path then continues on its existing route to point in an easterly direction for 63m to point C (SD 68157 22838). The route continues is a south easterly direction for 50m to point D (SD 68200 22814) to join the footway of prospect avenue and continue south easterly for 65m to point E (SD 68253 22785). The path turns in a north easterly direction for 51 m to point F (SD 68286 22823) where it turns in a south easterly direction and continues for 61 m where it turns in a north easterly direction for 7m to meet the unaffected section of footpath 30 Darwen.