Footpath Width
Dear Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council,
In relation to overgrown hedges over footpaths along both major and minor roads in Bolton what is the legally required minimum width of a footpath and to what height?
Yours faithfully,
Andrew Brierley
Dear Andrew Brierley
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Dear Andrew Brierley
Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
In response to your request for information received at this office on 04
January 2020, please see the Council’s response below.
You requested
In relation to overgrown hedges over footpaths along both major and minor
roads in Bolton what is the legally required minimum width of a footpath
and to what height?
Our response
The minimum width is 1.2m and the minimum height is 2.4m
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of Practice, should you disagree with our decision, you may appeal within
40 working days of this email to:
The Borough Solicitor, Bolton Council, Town Hall, Bolton, BL1 1RU
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Yours sincerely
Debbie Hinsley
Information Governance Officer
Information Governance Team
www.bolton.gov.uk
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