This guidance is included with the definitive map modification order (DMMO) application pack and covers the steps you need to take to submit your application to City of York Council. It does not cover the kinds of evidence you need to support you application. Please see the document titled Evidence Guidance for information on what you should look for to support your application.
Content of the application pack
Before you begin putting together your application please check you have all the various forms and guidance listed below:
- application form - you should have one of these for each route you wish to make an application for; it has “Application” in the top right corner of the form
In addition to the application form your application pack should also have two sets of guidance notes:
- these guidance notes called “Submitting an application”
- guidance notes on the kinds of evidence you need to support your application. These are titled “Evidence Guidance”
Finally, if the evidence supporting your application includes long use of the route by members of the public you should also have a Public Right of Way User Evidence Statement and “Completing your Evidence Statement” guidance note. You need to ask people who have used the route to fill these forms in to record their evidence. Please give them a copy of the guidance note as well.
Please note all of the above documents are available to download on our website's Definitive Map.
If any of these parts of the application pack are missing please contact us as quickly as possible for replacements.
Starting your application
Thinking about the route that you are making this application for, which one of the following three options are you trying to do?
- add a route to the definitive map
- change a route that is already recorded on the definitive map
- remove a route that is already recorded on the definitive map
If you are trying to do more than one of these you will need to complete a separate application form for each option. You will also need to serve separate notice on each affected land owner and send us a separate certificate for each route that you have completed an application form for. If you need extra forms please get in touch with us.
Also see
- Public rights of way notices and registers
- Report a public rights of way problem
- Maintaining York's public rights of way