Rights of way enforcement policy

Enforcement is directed towards (but not limited to) the following areas:

• obstruction or unauthorised stopping up of the highway
• restoration of highways lawfully ploughed
• unlawful ploughing or disturbance of the highway
• crops inconveniencing use of the highway
• unlawful deposit of materials or structures in the highway
• misleading notices on or near to a highway
• overgrown hedges next to a highway
• barbed wire next to a highway
• enlargement of or removal of gates on footpaths or bridleways
• other miscellaneous nuisances and obstructions

We, the HT Service aims to:

• take positive action to address problems as we the Service becomes aware of them
• attach a timescale to resolution of an enforcement issue in line with those published in the Buckinghamshire Rights of Way Improvement Plan
• ensure there is consistency and uniformity in our approach to enforcement and
• prevent continuing or re-occurring offences as far as reasonably practicable.
• assist, advise and provide practical assistance wherever possible to help farmers and landowners stay within the law