Issue - meetings

As detailed in the recommendation.

Councillor Attridge introduced the report on Public Rights of Way Maintenance Standards which set out the standards of maintenance that Flintshire County Council should apply to public footpaths and bridleways throughout the Council in accordance with its statutory duties.

                        The Government had confirmed in a recent circular that it was impractical to recommend standards of maintenance, but advised that the main consideration in determining the level of maintenance for public rights of way was that paths or ways should serve the purpose for which they were primarily used.  The level of maintenance would therefore depend on the circumstances, one relevant factor being the type of traffic that used the particular path.

                        The Chief Officer (Planning and Environment) said the standards provided transparent and consistent advice on standards which was welcomed.

RESOLVED:

That the County Council’s approach to the maintenance of Flintshire’s public footpaths and public bridleways (public paths) be endorsed.