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Confirmed Definitive Map Orders


The Council or the Secretary of State confirms Modification Orders made under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.

This page lists all Modification Orders that have recently been confirmed:

The Cornwall Council (Addition of a Footpath at Maker heights in the Parish of Maker-with-Rame) Modification Order 2024

Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 – Section 53 

The Confirmation of ‘The Cornwall Council (Addition of a Footpath at Maker Heights in the Parish of Maker-with-Rame) Modification Order 2024’.

The above Order was made by Cornwall Council on 16 January 2024. The Order was unopposed and was therefore confirmed by Cornwall Council on 21 March 2024.

  • The Order comes into force on the day that it is confirmed. But if any person aggrieved by the Order wants to question its validity on the ground that it is not within the powers of Section 53 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, or
  •  Any requirement of Schedule 15 of the Act has not been complied with in relation to the Order.

He or she may under paragraph 12 (1) of Schedule 15 to the Act within six weeks from 17 April 2024, make application to the High Court.


The Cornwall Council (Addition of Bridleways at Hellangove in the Parish of Madron) Modification Order 2023

Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 – Section 53 

The Confirmation of The Cornwall Council (Addition of Bridleways at Hellangove in the Parish of Madron) Modification Order 2023’.

The above Order was made by Cornwall Council on 21 November 2023. The Order was unopposed and was therefore confirmed by Cornwall Council on 20 February 2024. 

The Order comes into force on the day that it is confirmed. But if any person aggrieved by the Order wants to question its validity on the ground that 

  • It is not within the powers of Section 53 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, or 
  • any requirement of Schedule 15 of the Act has not been complied with in relation to the Order 

He or she may under paragraph 12 (1) of Schedule 15 to the Act within six weeks from 29 February 2024, make application to the High Court. 


The Cornwall Council (Addition of a Footpath at Charlestown, in the Parish of St Austell Bay) Modification Order 2023

Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 – Section 53 

The Confirmation of The Cornwall Council (Addition of a Footpath at Charlestown, in the Parish of St Austell Bay) Modification Order 2023’.

The above Order was made by Cornwall Council on 21 November 2023. The Order was unopposed and was therefore confirmed by Cornwall Council on 6 February 2024. 

The Order comes into force on the day that it is confirmed. But if any person aggrieved by the Order wants to question its validity on the ground that 

  • it is not within the powers of Section 53 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, or 
  • any requirement of Schedule 15 of the Act has not been complied with in relation to the Order 

He or she may under paragraph 12 (1) of Schedule 15 to the Act within six weeks from 14th February 2024, make application to the High Court. 

 

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