On 19 October 2026 North Tyneside Council made the above-named order under Section 53 of the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 – the effect of the order if confirmed will be to modify the definitive map and statement by upgrading the status of the whole of the Public Footpaths ‘Benton 5 & Station Road 1’ to Bridleways situated in the Benton & Wallsend areas as set out in the schedule to the order and as shown on the order map.
A copy of the order and order map may be inspected free of charge at the address below 9.00 – 16:00 Monday – Friday – It can also be viewed on the Council website https://www.northtyneside.gov.uk/statutory-notices
Any representation or objection relating to the order must be sent in writing to the Mr G Clark, Definitive Map Officer, Block A, The Killingworth Site, Harvey Combe, Killingworth, NE12 6QQ or email graeme.clark@northtyneside.gov.uk
Objections should be received not later than 42 days after the date at the bottom of this notice, and applicants are requested to state the grounds on which it is made. Please bear in mind that such correspondence cannot be treated as confidential and may be inspected by any interested party.
If no representations or objections are duly made to the order, or to any part of it, or if any so made are withdrawn, the Council will confirm the order.
If representations or objections are duly made that are not withdrawn, these will be submitted along with the order to the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
19 October 2026
Director of Neighbourhoods, North Tyneside Council, Quadrant, Silverlink North, Cobalt Business Park, North Tyneside, NE27 0BY