Agenda

The minutes of the Rights of Way Committee meeting held on Wednesday, 28 February 2024, as circulated, to be agreed as a true record and be signed by the Chair. 

Unless already entered in the Council’s Register of Members’ interests, members are required where a matter arises at a meeting; 

a.      Which directly relates to Disclosable Pecuniary Interest (‘DPI’) as set out in Appendix B, Table 1 of the Code of Conduct, to disclose the interest, not participate in any discussion or vote and not to remain in room. Where members have a DPI or if the matter concerns an executive function and is being considered by a Cabinet Member with a DPI they must notify the Monitoring Officer and arrange for somebody else to deal with the matter.

b.      Which directly relates to the financial interest or well being of a Other Registrable Interest as set out in Appendix B, Table 2 of the Code of Conduct to disclose the interest and only speak on the matter if members of the public are also allowed to speak at the meeting but otherwise must not take part in any discussion  or vote on the matter and must not remain the room.

c.      Which directly relates to their financial interest or well-being  (and is not  DPI) or the financial well being of a relative or close associate, to declare the interest and members may only speak on the matter if members of the public are also allowed to speak. Otherwise, the member must not take part in discussion or vote on the matter and must leave the room.

d.      Which affects the financial well-being of the member, a relative or close associate or a body included under the Other Registrable Interests column in Table 2, to disclose the interest and apply the test set out at paragraph 9 of Appendix B before deciding whether they may remain in the meeting.

e.      Where Members have or a Cabinet Member has an Other Registerable Interest or Non Registerable Interest in a matter being considered in exercise of their executive function, they must notify the Monitoring Officer and arrange for somebody else to deal with it. 

NB Any member needing clarification must contact monitoringofficer@northumberland.gov.uk.  Members are referred to the Code of Conduct which contains the matters above in full. Please refer to the guidance on disclosures at the rear of this agenda letter.

The Rights of Way Committee is asked to consider all the relevant evidence gathered in support and in rebuttal of the existence of public footpath rights over a route between the junction of existing Parish of Ingram Public Footpaths No 10 & 11, 1140 metres north-east of Fawdon Farm and a point on existing Parish of Ingram Public Footpath No 11, 324 metres north-east of Quarterknowe Plantation.

The Rights of Way Committee is asked to consider all the relevant evidence gathered in support and in rebuttal of the existence of higher public rights over the route of existing Public Footpath No 29, from C141 road, immediately west of High Southward Edge, in a easterly direction to join the C138 road, south of Muckley.

To consider such other business as, in the opinion of the Chairman, should, by reason of special circumstances, be considered as a matter of urgency.