NOTICE is given that Bedford Borough Council as Highway Authority intends to apply to Luton and South Bedfordshire Magistrates’ Court, Hearing Centre, Stuart Street, Luton LU1 5BL on Friday 14th February 2025 at 10am for an Order under section 116 of the Highways Act 1980 authorising the stopping up of an area of the highway.

The area to be stopped up commences from Ordnance Survey Grid Reference (OSGR) TL 0045/4489 and running in a northern direction for approximately 19 metres to OSGR TL 0045/4491. For the avoidance of doubt, the entire section coloured orange as shown on the Order Map is to be stopped up on the ground that the highway is unnecessary. The effect of the Order sought will be to extinguish all highway rights over the highway subject to the application and prevent the passage of all traffic over them.

A copy of the draft Order and Plan showing in orange the area to be stopped up may be inspected free of charge at Borough Hall by appointment from 10am to 4pm on Weekdays (Bank and Public Holidays excepted) from 19 December 2024 until 31 January 2025. A copy of the Order as made and the Order Map have been placed and may be downloaded free of charge from the Bedford Borough Council Website. Navigate to: https://www.bedford.gov.uk/parking-roads-and-travel/public-rights-way/public-path-orders/

Any person to whom this Notice has been given or who uses the highways specified or who would be aggrieved by the making of the Order may appear before the Magistrates’ Court to raise an objection or make a representation on the application. Any person intending to appear before the Magistrates' Court at the hearing of the application is requested to inform the Manager for Traffic Operations by e-mail to RightsofWay@bedford.gov.uk or by post to Bedford Borough Council, Room 436 Borough Hall, Cauldwell Street, Bedford, MK42 9AP no later than 31 January 2025 quoting reference HAE 139 WOO.

DATED this 19 December 2024

CRAIG AUSTIN Director of Environment