TERM
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DESCRIPTION
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Public
highway/public right of way
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General
term covering everything from footpaths to the M1.
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Public
path
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Term
covering both footpaths and bridleways.
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Public
footpath
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For
pedestrians only. Landholder may give permission to ride on the footpath.
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Public
bridleway
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For
pedestrians, horse-riders and cyclists.
Cyclists should give way to horses.
Not permitted are horse and carriages, motor cycle or other motor
vehicle except by permission of the landowner. A bridleway may also be a private vehicular road.
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Byway
open to all traffic (BOAT) or public byway
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For
pedestrians, horses and any vehicle.
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Restricted Byway (RB) |
May
be used on foot, horseback, and with horse drawn vehicles and cyclists.
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Road
used as public path (RUPP) |
Mainly
used as a bridleway or footpath, not clear whether public vehicular rights
exist.
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Unclassified
road
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Recorded
on the county council Highways Register but not classed as an a, B or C
road.
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Green
lane
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No
legal meaning but describes many byways or unclassified roads.
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Permissive
or concessionary path
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A permissive path is not a public right of
way.
It is a route that can be used by the public with the permission of the
landowner -controlled access is granted for a fixed period of time.
The landowner has the duty of care to users of the permitted paths and is
responsible for the maintenance of the paths.
Permissive paths are usually the subject of a formal agreement between
landowners and the highway authority.
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