Rights of Way Decisions Published January 2023
The first batch of Rights of Way decisions was published this week on a new webpage by the Planning Inspectorate. Rights of Way order information: Decisions and maps published in 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) 10 decisions in total 8 relating to modification order applications and 2 for diversions. Average time from the Council making the order to the decision was 3.15 years with the longest being 5.43 years and the shortest being 2.29 years. And don't forget the Inspector's decisions rarely report the length of delay between application and the order being made. There is clearly some national work that needs to be done to make sure that once authorities have considered ways to resolve objections locally orders are referred to the Secretary of State with weeks. We also need to expose those dilatory and inefficient authorities who simply can't be bothered to refer objected orders to the Secretary of State. We also need to hold the Planning Inspectorate to account for delays in...