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Section 53 register

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  1. About the Section 53 register
  2. New Claim: Byway Open to All Traffic along Turner Lane and Arden Road
  3. New Claim: footpath in Heald Green
  4. New Claim: Restricted Byway along Vernon Road
  5. New Claim: public footpath at Chadkirk
  6. New Claim: public footpath in Heaton Mersey
  7. Upgrade to bridleway: footpath 31 Bredbury and Romiley
  8. Upgrade to bridleway: footpath 30 Bredbury and Romiley
  9. Upgrade to Restricted Byway: footpath 141 Marple
  10. Upgrade to bridleway: footpath 39 Marple
  11. Upgrade to bridleway: footpaths 11 and 211 Marple
  12. Create: footpath between footpath 126a Stockport and Ringmore Road, Bramhall
  13. Create: footpath between Bloom Street and Grenville Street, Edgeley

About the Section 53 register

This register provides details of all applications received under section 53 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 within Stockport.

To make an application, visit our forms page.


How we use your data

We primarily use your data to modify the Definitive Map and Statement of Public Rights of Way, and to deal with other public rights of way matters. This may then be shared with internal departments (for example, Legal, Highways), and external parties such as the Planning Inspectorate, landowners, or other interested parties, in accordance with our organisational privacy notice. We never sell your data to third parties or use it to market to you without your consent.

Last updated 9 January 2025

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