Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 93062

Rights of Way: Databases

Tabled: 20 November 2025

Answered: 26 November 2025

Question

Jim McMahon

Labour (Co-op) — Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has been made of total length and number of ancient and historic rights of way not yet added to the national database; and what progress is expected to be made on recor

Answer

Mary Creagh

The Government intends to repeal the 2031 cut-off date for recording historic rights of way. The legislative change to repeal the cut-off date will be enacted when parliamentary time allows. This will ensure that historic routes are not extinguished simpl...

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