Section 31(6) of the Highways Act 1980 allows the owner of a piece of land to lodge a highways declaration and a highways statement with the council that they have no intention of dedicating any further Public Right of Way (PRoW) over their land.
This process does not affect any PRoW that are already recorded on the definitive map and statement, but it does prevent the public from acquiring a new PRoW through long use.
Highways declarations and highways statements are public documents and the council is required to keep an up to date register of all the declarations and statements we have received.
Search the Section 31(6) Deposit Register
Section 31(6) Deposit Register search
Search the section 31(6) register using:
post code
parish name
name of nearest town or village to the property
You can view details of all the highways declarations and highways statements in the Section 31(6) Register.
