The Order was made by Dorset County Council on 3 June 2011 and advertised by Dorset County Council on 16 June 2011. One objection was received. The Council is supporting confirmation of the Order.
Copies of the documents relating to this order, as submitted to the Planning Inspectorate, are available below:
Letter from PINS explaining stance on Claypits Lane procedure Letter from PINS re stance 30 March 2023
Letter from PINS confirming written representation procedure
Notice of Order - Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
Dorset Council(Upgrading of Bridleway 9, Winfrith Newburgh & Part of Bridleway 5, Coombe Keynes (Claypits Lane) to Restricted Byways) DMMO 2011
Notice is hereby given that the above referenced Order has been submitted to the
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for determination. An
Inspector will be appointed by the Secretary of State to determine the Order.
The start date for the above Order is 28 June 2023.
Consideration of the Order will take the form of exchanges of statements of case and
comments on statements of case.
The effect of the Order, if confirmed without modifications, will be to modify the definitive map and statement for the area by upgrading:
Bridleway 9, Winfrith Newburgh (to become Restricted Byway 91 Winfrith Newburgh) From its junction with the unclassified road east of the village of Winfrith Newburgh at Claypits Farm at SY 81478480, east along Claypits Lane, an unsurfaced double hedged lane, to SY 81648481 and then east with a grassed surface along the northern side of the field boundary to SY 81748482 and across the open field to SY 82088482. Continue east along an unsurfaced double hedged lane, passing through Newburgh Dairy, to the parish boundary with Coombe Keynes at SY 82758477. The width of the restricted byway varies: SY 81478480 - 4 metres, widening to 4.3 metres at SY 81648481. Between SY 81648481 and SY 81748482 and SY 82088482 - 4 metres. SY 82088482 - 6 metres. Between SY 82088482 and SY 82758477 - 4.6 metres. SY 82758477 - 5 metres.
Part of Bridleway 5, Coombe Keynes (to become Restricted Byway 61 Coombe Keynes) From its junction with the Winfrith Newburgh Parish boundary at SY 82758477, east with a grassed surface, on the southern side of the northern field boundary to the western edge of Coombe Wood at SY 83158485. The width of the restricted byway varies: SY 82758477 - 5 metres, between SY 82758477 and SY 83158485 - 4 metres, SY 83158485 - 3.1 metres.
Any queries relating to this Order should be referred to Helen Sparks at The Planning Inspectorate, Rights of Way Section, Room 3/A Eagle Wing, Temple Quay House, 2 The Square, Temple Quay, Bristol, BS1 6PN. Telephone: 0303 444 5646. Email:
helen.sparks@planninginspectorate.gov.uk Please quote reference number ROW/3289783 on all correspondence.
Any person wishing to view the statements of case and other documents relating to this Order may do so by appointment at County Hall, Colliton Park, Dorchester, Dorset DT1 1XJ or can be viewed on the Council’s website. The relevant officer for this matter if there are any queries is Vanessa Penny, Definitive Map Manager Telephone Number: (01305) 224719.
View the notice of order
Statement of Case
View the objector's statement of case
View the OMA's comments on the statement of case
PINS Interim Order Decision
PINS Interim Order decision
PINS Interim Order decision letter
PINS Modifications Leaflet
PINS Documents - March 2024
PINS Letter - 12 March 2024
View the Order and Order Plan
PINS Notice of Making - 28 March 2024
View Modifications to the Order
PINS Documents - May 2024
PINS Letter - 24 May 2024
Council response to Order - 16 April 2024
British Horse Society representation - 16 April 2024
Objection from H.Walsh - 18 April 2024
Letter from PINS - 24 May 2024
Notice of Confirmation of a Modification Order - Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
Dorset Council, County of Dorset Definitive Map and Statement of Rights of Way
Dorset County Council (Upgrading of Bridleway 9, Winfrith Newburgh & Part of Bridleway 5, Coombe Keynes (Claypits Lane) to Restricted Byways) Definitive Map and Statement Modification Order 2011
On 16 July 2024 an Inspector appointed by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs confirmed with modification the above-named order as unopposed.
The effect of the order as confirmed will modify the definitive map and statement for the area by upgrading:
Bridleway 9, Winfrith Newburgh (to become Restricted Byway 9, Winfrith Newburgh)
From its junction with the unclassified road east of the village of Winfrith Newburgh at Claypits Farm at SY 81478480, east along Claypits Lane, an unsurfaced double hedged lane, to SY 81648481 and then east with a grassed surface along the northern side of the field boundary to SY 81748482 and across the open field to SY 82088482. Continue east along an unsurfaced double hedged lane, passing through Newburgh Dairy, to the parish boundary with Coombe Keynes at SY82758477. The width of the restricted byway varies: SY81478480 – 4 metres, widening to 4.3 metres at SY81648481. Between SY 81648481 and SY 81748482 and SY 82088482 – 4 metres. SY 82088482 – 6 metres. Between SY 82088482 and SY 82758477 – 4.6 metres. SY 82758477 – 5 metres.
A copy of the order as confirmed and the order map have been placed and may be seen free of charge at Reception, County Hall, Colliton Park, Dorchester during normal office hours. Copies are also available on our website at www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/row-orders.
The order came into effect on 16 July 2024. If any person aggrieved by the Order desires to question its validity or that of any provision contained in it on the grounds that it is not within the powers of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, or on the grounds that any requirement of the Act or of any regulation made under it has not been complied with in relation to the confirmation of the Order, you may within six weeks from 03 October 2024, make an application to the High Court.
Dated: 03 October 2024
Jonathan Mair, Monitoring Officer
View the Notice of Confirmation Order