Annotated map reproduced courtesy of Googlemaps.	This route starts on Ardeley 49 and runs generally southwards to the B1037 public road opposite Cromer Windmill. At the time of the BHS 2022 Access Survey (22 Jul 22), the route was clear and unobstructed. There were no gates were across the path.
Looking S from Ardeley 49 Photo: Phil Wadey, 22 Jul 2022	Continuing S Photo: Phil Wadey, 22 Jul 2022	Continuing S Photo: Phil Wadey, 22 Jul 2022	Approaching road and windmill. Photo: Phil Wadey, 22 Jul 2022	Looking North from Southern end Photo: Phil Wadey, 22 Jul 2022
As part of the British Horse Society's work to record paths before Path Extinguishment Day, it was spotted that this route was unrecorded. The historical evidence showed a continuous route with the western part of Ardeley 49, so an application was made in 2022 to record it. It turned out that the East Herts Footpaths Society had also applied for this route, in 2003, but it was still in the County Council's queue. By making an application, the BHS will be able to apply to the Secretary of State after a year for a direction to the County Council to process the application within a set period of time. After the public has waited 20 years, this seems appropriate.

Legal History 1839: EC479 Ardeley 49 to Windmill was shown on the Ardeley tithe map as not subject to an apportionment. 31 Dec 1977: This way was not shown on the special review draft map and statement. DM sheet SR-23 (TL32NW). 30 Jul 2003: EHFS application for part of Ardeley 49 to be recorded as a byway, with the route south to road past Cromer Windmill. HCC reference EH/287. 28 Jun 2022: Application to record as a byway. HCC reference EH/276. Path Application Certificate Direction Inv Report Order Confirmed EC479 28 Jun 2022 EH/276 29 Jul 2022

© 2024 Patchetts Green Bridleways Trust. File reference: EC479. HCC reference: EH/276.