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²ÝÁñÉçÇø and landowners blast Defra's plans to scrap 2031 cut-off date for adding unrecorded rights of way as 'attack' on British countryside

Does Britain need more rights of way to be added to the Definitive Map?

Chris Brayford
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CLA deputy-president Gavin Lane added: "This is a backward step and is the latest attack on the countryside and farmers."
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CLA deputy-president Gavin Lane added: "This is a backward step and is the latest attack on the countryside and farmers."

Scrapping the 2031 cut-off date for adding unrecorded rights of way has been described as an 'attack on the countryside' by farmers and landowners. Defra has announced it will repeal the 2031 cut-off...

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