Modification Order Kelshall Routes

Modification Order Kelshall Routes The Street to Byway 18 / The Street to Therfield Byway 36 / Route of NH/216 to Therfield Byway 41

Notification received via Countryside and Rights of Way Service regarding three applications to amend the record the county council keeps of public rights of way in Hertfordshire. Public rights of way are defined as:

• footpaths – a right of way on foot

• bridleways – a right of way on foot, horseback and bicycle

• restricted byways – a right of way on foot, horseback, bicycle and for nonmechanically propelled vehicles i.e. horse drawn carts or carriages

• byways open to all traffic (BOAT) – as above plus mechanically propelled vehicles (i.e. motorbikes and cars) but mainly used in the same way as a bridleway.

The applications lie south of the village of Kelshall and are:

• NH/216 Add a restricted byway from The Street in Kelshall to Kelshall BOAT 18 along the route of the existing unclassified road. This is shown as application route 3- 5 on the plan in the attached investigation report.

• NH/217 Add a restricted byway from Therfield BOAT 36 to The Street in Kelshall along the route of the existing unclassified road. This is shown as application route 1-3 on the plan in the attached investigation report.

• NH/218 Upgrade part of the footpath Kelshall 19 to a restricted byway and continue the route northwards to route 3-5 above. This is shown as application route 6-4 on the plan in the attached investigation report.