Ditchford Public Footpath gets cleared but a new gate blocks the way
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- Опубликовано: 29 авг 2023
- I see a post shared into the Irthlingborough group that someone has cleared the purposely neglect public footpath that leads from Wellingborough to Ditchford, passing through the old Chettles factory now owned by CTS container storage. I walk the footpath to be greeted by another blockage. I then proceed to CTS to get the facts and share my opinion and also hear his on the matter. I do believe this needs reporting to Northamptonshire Highways and let them decide.
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Great work on behalf of us all. Well done.
Oh wow 😲 thank you very much for your kindness.
If land owners take on a site that has a public right of way through their site . If they can't accommodate such a path , they should pay for a detour path that joins to two ends of the path from either side . If they don't want to do that they should never have taken on that site . Seems fair to me .
Very fair
That’s a tough one Purple. The public has rights if way, but from a Health & Safety aspect, they are doing the right thing. They’ve obviously done a risk assessment, to protect the public.
Disagree. They want the footpath closed so are using illegal methods to block it. They could make a safe passage for the footpath but clearly they don't want to.
No risk assessment or nothing Keith. I hear today that Fix My Street have told him to remove the gate
Great content as usual
Much appreciated
Cheers Purple, another good-un. Well, it’s one of those isn’t it?, in the circumstances, it’s gonna be a compromise-enjoy!.
Yh hopefully
Cool video as always Purple , sad to seem that bridge so over grown . It never used to be like that .
Yh it was quite iffy to cross
It's should remain open as stated
Absolutely
Nothing new land owners taking rights of way
As usual
Can he not move the footpath to the edge of his yard and put fence to protect walkers ?
Would make sense
Quite odd is this? I always thought a public right of way was set in stone. I understand the company’s concern over safety and security, but maybe they have a duty to divert the right of way around the perimeter? I have cycled the bit from Irthlingborough/Rushden past the AWA fence up to old Chettles, always wondered where it went from there.
Yep it's a public right of way
You cannot just create a danger to a footpath like that and then just obstruct it on H&S grounds, and I am pretty sure that case law is that you cannot have a supervised gate arrangement like that either. The correct process is for the landowner to apply to have the path moved, and if that is refused, then they must adjust their activities. You need to raise the matter with the relevant highways authority for the area. If they don't act, then there is a legal process (s130a of the 1980 Highways Act) whereby any member of the public can start proceedings in the magistrates court against the highways authority to order them to deal with an obstruction properly. Complaining to the highways authority through a county councillor is probably going to get things moving quicker than dealing directly with the highways.
Well said
My opinion here is that this site is an inappropriate site for Dave’s business.
It’s like the old one, you can’t by a house beside a night club and then complain about it being noisy at night.
You can’t buy a property with a footpath running through it then complain about pedestrians.
As for health and safety, health and safety should have told him not to put his container yard with a footpath in the middle, rather than tell people the yard is here now and it’s for your own good that I make this as awkward as possible for pedestrians.
Well said
I was going to say the same thing. The footpath was here long before his business was. He chose to take it on with a footpath through it.
Couldn't he have fenced off a bit to enable safe passage through before he put all the containers in.
Would've made sense
should put a bridge where the yard starts over the back brook to the other foot path
Wrong side of the river then and you'll have to cross Ditchford bridge again
o yes your right
There’s space for a wide path to be installed, going from the small containers keeping on the Wellingborough side then coming along the front of the yard.
Yes this would cost a bit of money to do, however it’s the straightest and direct route to take.
This problem does not need to be a problem, just needs councils and owners to make a decisive plan to move forward! However we all know our council isn’t very good at being decisive or at making sound plans.
😂 too true
Should never of took it on if you didn't want people to walk through must of been aware a ROW ran across the land. legally it can't be blocked. The only option I see is to ask the council for a diversion this was done recently at Woburn safari with a path that ran through the grounds right by the elephant enclosure. It's a long process (years) but in the mean time the path can't be blocked.
But yet CTS still put up their fence. I've had the guy from Brigstock contact me. This isn't CTS's first rodeo
We love your videos purple but please set an example you should not walk with your back to the traffic you should be setting an example for the public as you are very sensible Guy keep up the good work we don't want you getting knocked down
Yep this one's a tricky one. On the other side just isn't safe unless cars are stopped at the red light in front of CTS entrance. If it's green and no cars are there, they bomb it over the humpback bridge, round the little bed and onto the main bridge not seeing me. Trust me when I say walking on this side of the bridge is a must. Wouldn't have to do it if the footpath was open ironically
Why don’t he just make a safe footway thats roped off
Would make sense