7 ADOPTION OF RIGHTS OF WAY IMPROVEMENT PLAN PDF 248 KB
Cyflwynwyd gan: Cllr. Dafydd Meurig
Additional documents:
Decision:
To adopt the Rights of Way Improvement Plan.
To delegate powers to the Head of Environment
Department to make non-material modifications to the document prior to its
publication.
Minutes:
The report was submitted
by Cllr Dafydd Meurig
DECISION
To adopt the Rights of Way Improvement Plan.
To delegate powers to the Head of Environment
Department to make non-material adaptations to the document prior to its
publication.
DISCUSSION
The report was submitted,
and the decision noted. It was explained that the Countryside and Rights of Way
Act 2000 highlighted a duty on the Council to publish and review the Rights of
Way Improvement Plan. It was added that this plan was also used as a tool to
improve the network. It was expressed that the Plan had been on quite a journey
before reaching the Cabinet which included the Scrutiny Committee back in 2021,
a three
month public consultation over the summer
period, before reporting back to the Scrutiny Committee in October to discuss
the results of the public consultation. It was stated
that minor adaptations had been made to the Plan following the Scrutiny
Committee.
It was noted that this was a requirement to adopt the
Plan and to give the Head of Department the right to make minor linguistic
changes prior to the publication of the document.
Observations arising from the discussion
·
Gratitude was
expressed for the report and a concern was raised about the change which would permit
horse-riding on all public paths. It was questioned how risk assessments would
be carried out specifically on roadside paths. It was noted that the adaptation
had been done as a result of
inconsistency across the country and that there had been a reasonable request
for them to be used by horses, it was explained that risk assessments were
being undertaken and that the specific assessment was for paths off the main
road.
·
Enquiries were
made about the process of identifying
the county's Well-being Paths since Bala had been
omitted. It was explained that specific conditions could be seen, which were
being checked by the Welsh
Government in terms of Well-being Paths and favoured the centres where the
population worked in the area and there was a need for an alternative way to
reach work. It was expressed as a result that there was a potential need to
review this in order to
include the more rural communities.
Awdur: Dafydd Wyn Williams