PLEASE do not remove the ORPA designations - they are meaningful and
important (in the UK). An ORPA is a way that is not a "public right of
way" (i.e. public footpath, public bridleway, restricted byway or 'byway
open to all traffic') but nevertheless has legal rights for at least
pedestrian use.
The designation was created by the OS to cover ways whose precise legal
status had not yet been fully determined but which had at least rights
on foot. (In fact many probably have higher rights as well). High way
Authorities recognise that these ways have at least public access. Many
of them - but not all by a long stroke - are on the relevant 'List of
Streets'.
The freedom of the public to use these ways - particularly those not on
the list of streets - is threatened by the failure of the government's
"Lost Ways" project and there is action taking place to try to record
all of these by the 2024 deadline and to secure as much access as is
possible. Many of them provide vital links to public rights of way that
would otherwise be cul-de-sacs.
Mapping them on OSM - on the basis of local knowledge of various kinds -
is a valuable contribution to this effort to protect public access.
Thank you for asking before taking any destructive action!
Mike Harris
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