A date will be agreed with you when the actual works to provide the alternative route or close the existing one will be completed. The date of confirmation has to be advertised as before. The Council will try to resolve objections by negotiating with the objector and applicant. If the objector withdraws the objection the order can be confirmed. If the objection is not withdrawn it is referred to the Secretary of State for the Environment who may decide to hold a public inquiry to decide whether or not the order should be confirmed.
Orders are likely to take at least four months to process from receipt of application.
If there is a public inquiry it is likely to be over a year before the matter is decided. The current charge is 400 for making the order plus the costs of the advertisements required in local newspapers. The cost of advertisements is approximately 150 to 200. If more than one path is involved a further 75 is payable for each additional path. The confirmation of the order may be delayed if the costs are not paid.