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Rights of way enforcement policy

Last updated: 18 January 2022 Rights of Way Enforcement Policy 2021 v3 (pdf, 341.9 KB)

4. The policy

Enforcement is directed towards (but not limited to) the following areas:

  • obstruction or unauthorised stopping up of the highway
  • restoration of highways lawfully ploughed
  • unlawful ploughing or disturbance of the highway
  • crops inconveniencing use of the highway
  • unlawful deposit of materials or structures in the highway
  • misleading notices on or near to a highway
  • overgrown hedges next to a highway
  • barbed wire next to a highway
  • enlargement of or removal of gates on footpaths or bridleways
  • other miscellaneous nuisances and obstructions

We, the HT Service aims to:

  • take positive action to address problems as we the Service becomes aware of them
  • attach a timescale to resolution of an enforcement issue in line with those published in the Buckinghamshire Rights of Way Improvement Plan
  • ensure there is consistency and uniformity in our approach to enforcement and
  • prevent continuing or re-occurring offences as far as reasonably practicable.
  • assist, advise and provide practical assistance wherever possible to help farmers and landowners stay within the law
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