Issue - meetings

A review of the Definitive Map and Statement was being undertaken by the Parks and Countryside Service for the first time as a unitary authority; this had previously been undertaken by BABTiE as a Berkshire County arrangement.

There were numerous minor changes needed to the Definitive Statement, including updating road and house names. Significant changes to the Definitive Statement would need to be published twice in the local paper to allow for public consultation.

Major changes to the Definitive Map and Statement included the addition of Bracknell Footpath 24 which ran across Lily Hill Park, Crowthorne Footpath 3 would be shown on the Definitive Map, and there would be a part deletion of Bracknell Footpath 4, which had been the subject of a cycle track order. It was a Planning and Transport division responsibility to undertake cycle track orders. There were several instances where Footpaths had been physically converted to cycle tracks but had not been the subject of a cycle track order. Due to restricted timescales these would not be included in the revised Definitive Map and Statement.

A question was asked relating to the cut off in 2026 for recording historic rights of way and the possible sources of historic evidence of old paths and bridleways. The Berkshire Records Office had maps and ordnance Survey dating back to 1871 and 18^th century estate maps. Bracknell was unusual as a New Town, and some footpaths had been taken out with legal orders in 1960s.