NE 010 - Serve Notice Under Section 291 of the Highways Act 1980 to Enable the Replacement of Harperley Park Footbridge (Table 7, Paragraph 9) (Part A)

July 3, 2025 Strategic Highways Manager (Officer) Approved View on council website

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Summary

...to serve notice under Section 291 of the Highways Act 1980 to enable the replacement of Harperley Park Footbridge, including accessing private land to cut back vegetation, install a new timber footbridge with concrete pads, temporarily remove and reinstate a section of timber fence, and park construction vehicles during work hours.

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Content

That the Council enter onto two private
landowner’s land to enable the following work to be carried
out in relation to the replacement of Harperley Park Footbridge:
 

·     
Provision of access to Harperley Dean
(including parking of construction vehicles during work hours
only).

·     
Cutting back low-level vegetation within Harperley Dean for temporary access to install
footbridge and redefine path of Public Right of Way.

·     
Installation of replacement timber footbridge (including concrete
pads for abutments).

·     
Removal of a section of existing timber fence for access to
Harperley Dean.

·     
Provision of temporary heras fence
across removed section of existing timber fence to ensure area
remains stock proof.

·     
Reinstatement of timber fence following completion of works.
 
and Legal Services are instructed to ensure
that the necessary legal formalities are completed.

Supporting Documents

NE 010.pdf

Details

OutcomeRecommendations Approved
Decision date3 Jul 2025