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Rights of Way Improvement Plan 2011/12 – 2015/16 061121 Rights of Way strategy:New covers.qxp 28/03/2011 16:08 Page 1 Rights of Way Improvement Plan 2011/12 – 2015/16 April 2011 Rights of Way 0300 123 4047 www.hertsdirect.org/row The Ordnance Survey mapping included within this publication is provided by Hertfordshire County Council under licence from the Ordnance Survey in order to fulfil its public function to provide information relating to its activities, services and plans. Persons viewing this mapping should contact Ordnance Survey copyright for advice where they wish to license Ordnance Survey mapping for their own use. See the Ordnance Survey site for more information: www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. All maps are based on Ordnance Survey material with the permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of the controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office. © Crown copyright. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings. Hertfordshire County Council 100019606 2010. CONTENTS Page Section 1 About this document 1 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 What is the Rights of Way Improvement Plan? 1 1.2.1 The Assessment 1 1.2.2 The Statement of Action 2 1.3 Second Edition updates of the Rights of Way Improvement Plan 2 1.4 RoWIP and the Local Transport Plan (LTP) 2 1.5 Strategic Environmental Assessment 3 Section 2 The Hertfordshire Context 4 2.1 Hertfordshire Overview 4 2.2 Health in Hertfordshire 4 2.3 Age and gender of the population in Hertfordshire 4 2.4 Ethnicity in Hertfordshire 4 2.5 Car ownership in Hertfordshire 5 2.6 Travel and transport patterns in Hertfordshire 5 2.7 Open spaces in Hertfordshire 5 2.8 Linear routes in Hertfordshire 5 2.9 Other access areas 5 2.10 Strategies and Plans affecting the delivery of the RoWIP 6 2.10.1 The Local Transport Plan, Goals & Challenges 6 2.10.2 Health care and ‘Keeping Hertfordshire Healthy’ 8 2.10.3 Change4life 8 2.10.4 Sport and Physical Activity 8 2.10.5 Herts Sports Partnership 8 2.10.6 Walking for Health (WfH) scheme 9 2.11 Economic Development Strategy 9 2.12 Policy Planning Guidance 17 ‘Planning for Open Space, Sport 10 and Recreation’ 2.13 Tourism, Leisure and Culture 10 2.14 Biodiversity 11 Section 3 Hertfordshire’s Rights of Way Network 12 3.1 Introduction to Rights of Way network 12 3.2 Types of routes 12 3.3 The Definitive Map and Statement 12 Section 4 Assessment of Needs and Demands 14 4.1 Sources 14 4.2 The methodology of primary research in Hertfordshire 14 4.3 Who uses the network? 15 4.3.1 Walkers, dog walkers and runners 16 4.3.2 Cyclists 16 4.3.3 Horse riders (equestrian users) 16 4.3.4 Carriage driving 17 4.3.5 Motorised users 17 4.3.6 People with Limited mobility 17 4.4 Why people use the network? 18 4.4.1 Health 19 4.4.2 Leisure and Tourism 20 4.5 Knowing where to go? 20 4.6 How to get to the network? 21 4.7 How easy is the network to use? 22 4.7.1 Obstructions 22 4.7.2 Structures 23 4.7.3 Surfacing 23 4.7.4 Signing 24 4.7.5 Shared use paths 24 4.7.6 Road Safety 25 4.7.7 Parents 25 4.7.8 Landowner interests 25 4.8 SUMMARY OF NEEDS AND DEMANDS 27 Section 5 Assessment of the Rights of Way network 29 5.1 Knowing where to go on the network 29 5.2 The Definitive map and Statement 29 5.3 Other Access routes 29 5.3.1 Cycle tracks 29 5.3.2 Permissive routes 29 5.3.3 Unclassified County Roads 30 5.4 Promoted routes 30 5.5 Organisations promoting access 30 5.6 Guided walks 31 5.7 Ordnance survey 31 5.8 Rights of Way Service’s publicity 31 5.9 Getting to the network 31 5.10 How easy is the network to use 31 5.11 Providing circular routes 32 5.12 Physical condition of the network 32 5.12 1 Signing and waymarking 32 5.12.2 Obstructions on the network 32 5.12 3 Ploughing and cropping 32 5.12.4 Overgrown vegetation 32 5.12.5 Litter / Fly tipping 33 5.12.6 Conflicts of use 33 5.12.7 Road safety 33 5.12.8 Structures on the network 33 5.12.9 Surface condition 33 5.13 SUMMARY OF THE RIGHTS OF WAY NETWORK 35 Section 6 Statement of Action 37 6.1 The Key Issues 37 6.2 The Core Actions 38 6.3 Implementing the Statement of Action 38 Section 7 Consultation 40 7.1 The consultation exercise 40 7.2 Top 10 comments 40 Section 8 The Implementation Plans 42 8.1 The role of the Implementation Plans 42 8.2 First edition RoWIP areas 43 8.3 Second edition RoWIP areas 44 8.4 Implementation Processes 45 8.5 Implementation Funding 46 Section 9 Action Plan 47 Core Action 1 Develop routes that cater for the needs of people with limited mobility 48 and visual impairments. Core Action 2 Develop the Rights of Way network from significant passenger 50 transport connections. Core Action 3 Reduce the number of unnecessary physical barriers on the network. 52 Core Action 4 Promote Hertfordshire’s countryside to residents and visitors. 54 Core Action 5 Develop appropriate well-maintained links into the countryside for use 58 by local people. Core Action 6 Create and develop off-road routes linking communities with places of 59 work, schools and other local facilities. Core Action 7 Extend the network currently available to cyclists and horse riders 61 Core Action 8 Help people wishing to improve or maintain their health by developing 63 a range of circular off road routes. Core Action 9 Ensure that opportunities to protect, extend and enhance the off road 65 network are included in proposals for new developments Core Action 10 Where the off road network is affected by busy transport routes work 66 to ensure that appropriate measures are taken to improve the safety and attractiveness of the routes for users. Core Action 11 Address problems of fly-tipping, litter and dog-fouling in partnership 68 with appropriate local and regional agencies. Core Action 12 Identify and address potential demand for access to the countryside 69 amongst those who currently do not use the network. PAGE SECTION 1 ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT 1 1. ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT 1.1 Introduction. This is the second edition of the Rights of Way Improvement Plan (RoWIP) for Hertfordshire. It provides the context for the future management of and investment in the rights of way network and other access activities, to meet the needs and demands of the people of Hertfordshire and those visiting the county. The first edition ran from 2006/07 to 2010/11. This second edition will run from 2011/12 to 2015/16. 1.2 What is a Rights of Way Improvement Plan? The Countryside and Rights of Way (CRoW) Act, 2000, Sections 60, 61 and 62 required all Highway Authorities in England and Wales to publish a RoWIP for their area. The plan should build upon the Highway Authority's existing duties to: i. maintain and keep the ‘Definitive Map & Statement of Public Rights of Way’; and ii. ensure that the Rights of Way are adequately signposted, maintained and free from obstruction. Statutory guidance indicates that RoWIPs should be incorporated into Local Transport Plans (LTP) to help address sustainable transport and road safety issues. It directs that they should also take into account wider agendas such as biodiversity, community safety, culture and tourism, local economic needs, health, recreation and social inclusion. RoWIPs are to be the prime means by which Highway Authorities identify the changes and improvements to local rights of way networks, in order to meet the Government's aims of better provision for walkers, cyclists, equestrians and people with disabilities. The RoW Improvement Plan is divided into two main parts: the Assessment and the Statement of Action. 1.2.1 The Assessment. The statutory guidance issued by the Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra, November 2002) indicated that, in drawing up their plans, Highway Authorities were required to make an assessment of: i. the extent to which local rights of way meet the present and likely future needs of the public; ii. the opportunities provided by local rights of way (and in particular by footpaths, cycle tracks, bridleways and restricted byways) for exercise and other forms of open-air recreation together with the enjoyment of the local area; and iii. the accessibility of local rights of way to blind or partially sighted people and those with mobility problems. Rights of Way Improvement Plan 2011/12 – 2015/16 PAGE SECTION 1 ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT 2 1.2.2 The Statement of Action. Highway Authorities were to produce a Statement of Action to address the issues identified in the assessment. In Hertfordshire the statement outlined strategic actions that could be used to bid for resources, especially from the LTP and were to be supported by work programmes. 1.3 Second Edition updates of the Rights of Way Improvement Plan. The regulations of the CRoW Act 2000 require local authorities to prepare their first RoWIP by 20 November 2007 and then review it not more than 10 years after its publication. In Hertfordshire the review of the RoWIP has taken place 5 years after publication to coincide with the LTP review.
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