A diversion of a footpath must be along an entirely new path, and not an existing way.
Citations:
Times 03-Feb-1982
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Mear and others v Cambridgeshire County Council ChD 20-Oct-2006
The claimants sought a declaration that a path over neighbouring land was a public vehicular highway as recorded by the respondents, and not a footpath as asserted by the owners, and that gates over the path infringed the public rights. The council . .
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Land
Updated: 10 May 2022; Ref: scu.245553