Disclosure Log

Public Rights of Way (FOI/6450)

Message from Nottinghamshire County Council - 07 October 2025

Dear Requester,

Request FOI/6450

Further to your request received on 11th September 2025, I confirm that the Council has now considered your request under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.

Questions: Please find the answers to your questions in red text below.
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please accept this request for the following information regarding public rights of way within your authority:

1. Public Rights of Way Management.
  1. The total length (in miles or kilometres) of public rights of way for which your authority is responsible. 2865km.
  2. The length of each classification of rights of way (for example: footpath, bridleway, byway etc) Footpath – 1916km, Bridleway 773km, Restricted Byway 50km, Byway Open to All Traffic 126km.
  3. The method or process your authority uses to calculate this total length. GIS System - Map Info.
2. Public Rights of Way Impacted by Development-Highway Works.

For public rights of way impacted by development where the development has required works on or under the public rights of way, please provide:
  1. The total number of cases this applies to, that you were either consulted on/aware of.  No metrics available, therefore, no information held.
  2. The number of these cases that have a Section 278 agreement under the Highways Act 1980 in place. No metrics available, no information held.
  3. The number of cases where no Section 278 agreement was in place. No metrics available, no information held.
  4. Where possible, the reference numbers or policy identifiers associated with each case. No metrics available, no information held.
3. Policies and Standards.
  1. Whether your authority has an adopted Rights of Way Improvement plan (ROWIP). Yes, please see link below.
https://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/media/1737606/rowmp-2018-2026.pdf 
  1. Whether your authority has design standards or guidance specifically for the construction, maintenance, or improvement of public rights of way. Yes, please see link below.
https://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/media/1737606/rowmp-2018-2026.pdf
  1. If your right of way management is part of a highway’s authority team, a right side way specific team or other. A Countryside Access Team within Highways. 
     
We hope you find this information useful.

The Council publishes Access to Information requests and responses on its online Disclosure Log. Only requests deemed to be in the public interest will be included and any request included within this log will be de-personalised accordingly.

To view the Council’s Disclosure Log, please visit our website.

Your privacy: we use your personal information such as name and address so that we can comply with our legal obligations to respond to FOI requests.  For further details about the use of information about you, please see the information handling privacy notice on our website at:

https://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/media/4323566/informationgovernanceandinformationrightsprivacynotice.pdf
 
If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to ask for an internal review.   Requests should be submitted within 40 working days of the date of receipt of the response to your original request and should be addressed to: Complaints and Information Team, Nottinghamshire County Council, County Hall, Loughborough Road, West Bridgford, NOTTINGHAM, NG2 7QP or [email protected].
 
Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.
 
If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision.  The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, WILMSLOW, SK9 5AF or https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/foi-and-eir-complaints/.


Yours sincerely



Freedom of Information
Complaints and Information Team
Chief Executives Department 
Nottinghamshire County Council

The Council is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring all personal information is kept confidential and safe. For more details see our general and service specific privacy notices at:  ;https://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/global-content/privacy