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Title: Closure of public right of way?
Post by: Lisa Oldham on October 08, 2007, 05:33:06 PM
Saw a notice tonight on way home through seven stiles at the back of cricket club.

Council letter fastened to the lampost where the path crosses over the road(sorry cant remember the name of the road).

From what i could tell it was a notice of closure of the path between the seven stiles estate and the road which has been there forever!!

It might be temporary as I understand theres some work to do on the pipes down there but there were no dates on the letter so..

Not quite sure who to contact about it either  :(
Does anyone know anything about it?
Title: Closure of public right of way?
Post by: admin on October 08, 2007, 06:32:25 PM
Public Rights of Way Officer
2nd Floor Hygarth House, 103 Wellington Road South, Stockport, SK1 3TT
Tel. No. 0161 474 4850
Fax. 0161 474 4586
Email. prow@stockport.gov.uk

If you don't have any success complain to one of our local councillors.
Title: Closure of public right of way?
Post by: admin on October 08, 2007, 09:03:24 PM
The Rights of Way Officer himself is Earnest Nama: ernest.nama@stockport.gov.uk
Title: Closure of public right of way?
Post by: Lisa Oldham on October 16, 2007, 04:14:21 PM
thanks Mark  :)
Title: Closure of public right of way?
Post by: CTCREP on November 25, 2007, 08:36:35 PM
Did you get any further with this Lisa?
Title: Closure of public right of way?
Post by: Marpleian on November 26, 2007, 10:13:56 AM
I'm  not sure but when I looked at the map posted it looked like it was actually refering to a footpath that went through the backgarden of bungalows on Styles Avenue, not the well used public right of way to the Seven Styles Estate.  I think that possibly there is an old right of way that has now been built over and they just want to legally close it down?
Title: Closure of public right of way?
Post by: CTCREP on November 27, 2007, 09:03:13 AM
Thanks Ian.  We have been trying for several years to get Stockport Council to recognise that it would be helpful, even beneficial for many people and local businesses if visitors to the Middlewood Way were directed through to Brabyns Park, Marple Bridge and Compstall. It would have been disastrous if the well used footpath were closed.
Title: Closure of public right of way?
Post by: Lisa Oldham on December 02, 2007, 08:29:01 PM
crikey  :blush:
sorry :blush:
have been very busy and forgot all about this
emailed council as recommeded my Mark and they replied really quickly :blush:

it was an old right of way through someones garden and it had come up on a search when a property was sold.

At the time it was really really persisting it down so I didnt scrutinise the map as much as i might at other times ... thats my excuse for panicking :p