Agenda item

6.1

The Director of Regeneration and Development Services submitted a report seeking authority to process the Public Path Diversion Order required to divert the public footpath which runs through the site of the former Fleur de Lys pub linking Totley Hall Lane and Stocks Green Drive in the Totley area of Sheffield.

6.2

The report stated that on 30^th January 2015 planning consent was granted for the demolition of part of building, alterations to existing public house to form 6 apartments, alterations to outbuildings to form 2 cottages and erection of 3 detached dwellinghouses and garages, including associated external works and a footpath diversion.

6.3

In order to enable the approved development to be carried out, it was necessary to re-align the footpath which ran through the site. To be done legally, a Public Path Diversion Order must first be made and confirmed.

6.4

Consultations had been carried out with Statutory Undertakers (i.e. utility companies), the Emergency Services, and other relevant bodies, including footpath societies.

6.5

Not all the consultees had responded at the time of writing the report. Of those that had responded, no objections had been received.

6.6

RESOLVED: That (a) no objections are raised to the proposed diversion of the footpath linking Totley Hall Lane and Stocks Green Drive, as shown by a solid black line on the plan included as Appendix A to the report, subject to satisfactory arrangements being made with Statutory Undertakers in connection with any of their mains and services that may be affected; and

(b) authority be delegated to the Director of Legal and Governance to:-

(i) take all necessary action to divert the footpath by order under the powers contained within Section 257 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990;

(ii) confirm the Order as an unopposed order, in the event of no objections being received, or any objections being resolved and withdrawn prior to the Order being confirmed; and

(iii) submit the Order to the Secretary of State for confirmation in the event that objections are received which cannot be resolved.