Public rights of way privacy notice - Privacy notices

• for determining applications or cases seeking the making of definitive map modification orders, to record the existence of public right of way or public path orders to change the public rights of way network
• for recording your comments on the making of definitive map modification orders or public path orders, or an appeal against decisions to not make orders
• to maintain registers of definitive map modification order applications and landowner statements seeking protection against public rights of way and town/village green claims
• to make and enter into permissive path or public path creation agreements
• for the purpose of enforcing compliance or taking formal enforcement action or prosecutions to facilitate the public’s right to use and enjoy public rights of way and open access land
• for recording and responding to reports of maintenance issues with or obstructions on public rights of way or open access land
• to maintain public rights of way
• for answering queries about public rights of way, local land searches, and open access land
• assisting in grievances, formal complaints, and investigations

• name, date of birth, address and contact information
• information regarding your property and land
• images and audio recordings
• details about your use of a route in respect of a public right of way claim
• details of actions you have taken against people who sought to use a route in respect of a public right of way claim

We may also process some special category (sensitive) data such as physical or mental health details.

• necessary to comply with a legal obligation
• necessary to perform a task in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority
• necessary for reasons of substantial public interest

• provided directly to us by you
• provided by another individual
• audio recording devices for the taking of witness statements
• hand-held cameras
• provided by another professional organisation involved in the provision of services
• provided by another professional organisation to allow the research and intelligence necessary to the county council performing its statutory functions (professional organisations include the Rural Payments Agency, Land Registry, publicly available electoral roll, and local enquiries)

• Planning Inspectorate
• To other parties and members of the public on request, as part of the statutory processes used to determine appeals against decisions not to make definitive map modification orders and opposed public path orders and definitive map modification orders made to seek changes or additions to the public rights of way network.
• Courts and tribunals, which includes public hearings and inquiries
• The wider population where personal information requires publication on an online or paper-based register, e.g., applications for definitive map modification orders, to deposit highways statements and declarations, or to lodged town/village green statements.
• Police
• Rural Payments Agency

We are required to retain your information for as long as is necessary, after which it will be securely destroyed.

See our rights of way retention schedule for further information.  

You have several rights in relation to the information that the council holds about you. For information about your rights, when they might apply and how to make a request to exercise them, see our customer privacy notice.

• Our customer privacy notice
• Transport and infrastructure privacy notice
• Law enforcement processing
• Leisure and culture privacy notice