Public rights of way
Register of highway and landowner deposits
You can deposit a statement and map to protect your land from new public rights being recorded. You can also protect it from registration as a town or village green.
Types of deposit
Highway deposits
Section 31(6) of the Highways Act 1980 allows you to deposit a statement and map with the highway authority.
The documents must show which routes across your land you accept as public rights of way. The deposit prevents any other routes from becoming public rights of way.
Landowner deposits
Since 1 October 2013, you can prevent land from being registered as a town or village green.
Section 15A(1) of the Commons Act 2006 allows you to deposit a statement and map with the commons registration authority.
The deposit ends any period when the public has used the affected land for recreation 'as of right'.
Joint deposits
You can use one form to apply for:
- a highway deposit under section 31(6) of the Highways Act 1980
- a landowner deposit under section 15A(1) of the Commons Act 2006
- a joint deposit covering both
Apply for a deposit
Download and complete the CA16 joint deposit application form (PDF)
Send the completed form to:
Rights of Way Mapping Officer
Fourth Floor
Wat Tyler House West
Beckhampton Street
Swindon
SN1 2JH
Telephone: 01793 466017
You must pay a fee for every new application. This applies to both single and joint deposits.
Register of deposits
We record highway, landowner, and joint deposits in the