Fragmentation of rights of way networks

Dear Mr Davis

Thank you for your email dated 11^th June 2009 which has been passed to me
to process under the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

I understand your request to be for:

. Any guidelines, policies or advice Wiltshire Council has in
place regarding the fragmentation of existing rights of way networks
caused by changes to rights of way (for example, reclassification,
extinguishing, traffic restriction orders).

Your request is being considered and you will receive the information
requested within the statutory timescale of 20 working days as defined by
the Freedom of Information Act 2000, subject to the information not being
exempt or containing a reference to a third party.

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with the information you require.

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possible.

Yours sincerely

Andrew Mullens

Admin & Projects Co-ordinator

Wiltshire Council

County Hall, Trowbridge BA14 8JD

Tel: 01225 713379

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Dear Mr Davis

Further to my email dated 12^th June, the information held by Wiltshire
Council has been collated and the following response is provided:

1. The guidelines, policies and advice notes are within The Rights of Way
Improvement Plan for Wiltshire Council 2008-2012, where we have also
taken the opportunity to revise our policies and procedures regarding
the entire service provided by the Rights of Way Section. The
relevant sections are:

o Page 23/24 paragraph 4.6.3
o Page 43, Improvements 1 & 2
o Page 49 paragraph 8.2.4
o Pages 51, 53 and 55 detailing the relevant policies and procedures,
including guidelines where appropriate.

The Rights of Way Improvement Plan for Wiltshire Council
2008-2012 can be examined on our website by clicking on the link below:

[1]http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/rights-of-wa... or on
request to:

Rights of Way Section,

Wiltshire Council,

County Hall,

Trowbridge,

Wiltshire,

BA14 8JN

01225 716183

The council has not withheld any information in relation to this request
under the exemptions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I hope the
information received is what you were expecting. However if you are
unhappy with what has been provided, you can raise a complaint under the
Council's Freedom of Information Complaints Procedure (enclosed) or you
can contact the Information Commissioner's Office at Wycliffe House, Water
Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF, 01625 545745.

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can be re-used for the purposes of research for non-commercial purposes,
for private study, or for news reporting and reviews, without requiring
formal consent. However, if you wish to re-use the information for
commercial purposes, including publishing, you are required to seek the
permission of Wiltshire Council. Permission to re-use copyright
information is granted in the form of a licence.

Yours sincerely

Andrew Mullens

Admin & Projects Co-ordinator

Wiltshire Council

County Hall, Trowbridge BA14 8JD

Tel: 01225 713379

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