On 30/11/2018 12:07, Philip Barnes wrote:
On 30 November 2018 11:49:08 GMT, Dave F <[email protected]> wrote:
On 30/11/2018 11:09, Philip Barnes wrote:
It is worth remembering that the PROWs shown on OS maps is an overlay
provided by the highway authority.
They're surveyed by local authorities (paid for by us),
They are only surveyed if there is some reason to amend them.
Yes, obviously. Such as a path being newly added or realigned.
Local authorities do not have the resources to survey the vast rights of way
network.
I'm not saying LAs resurvey the whole network on a regular basis, but
perform the occasional work to keep it updated.
They are, by law, are required to maintain a current definitive
statement. They have to allocate resources to do so. My LA got into
trouble for not having an inner city one.
The vast majority are digitised from the original maps drawn by the parish
councils in the 1950s.
A survey includes researching documents as well as going out in the
fresh air with a theodolite.
Cheers
DaveF
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