Protecting Our Public Rights of Way

The 2015 Deregulation Act included changes to the registration of Public Rights of Way, including the cut-off date of 1st January 2026 for historic claims for paths that existed before 1949. The resulting rush of applications for historic paths to be officially recognised has led to some local councils experiencing application backlogs and hundreds of thousands of pounds of costs to investigate claims.

Join us on 26 February to hear about the latest policy and legal developments impacting Public Rights of Way. Attend the event to ensure your organisation is prepared for the 2026 cut-off date and learn from good practice case studies that you can take back and implement within your setting.

Key issues to be addressed:

• Implementing the Deregulation Act: what to expect and how to prepare
• Having a comprehensive understanding of the guidance and regulations
• Recording, diverting and extinguishing PROW: helping local authorities meet the 2026 cut-off
• Meeting the administrative and legal costs of processing public path orders
• Looking ahead to 2026: overcoming the key challenges
• Effective partnership working between local authorities, landowners, occupiers and others
• Initiatives to record multi user routes: supporting horse riders and cyclists
• Managing PROW application caseloads in the run up to 2026
• Successfully using different forms of electronic communications, including electronic definitive maps

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