Changes to definitive maps

Could you please supply me with :-

1.Date(s) you have received any changes to definitive maps from xxxxxx County Council in particular covering xxxxxx from 1956 onwards. (I dont think there are many)

2.If possible could I have copy of definitive maps with changes.

3.If there are changes to definitive maps could you please supply the written details supplied with the new maps (changes/alteration/deletions etc)

4.Covering same period of time, what changes have you received that show any change in status of highways / bridleways/footpaths for adoption for following locations in xxxxxx for xxxxxx,xxxxxx & xxxxxx.

5. If possible could I please have an extract for area as in 4 above for 1979.

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request dated 29^th August 2010. I am pleased to provide the information detailed below, however I must inform you that not all of the information you have requested is held by Ordnance Survey. Where possible we have advised where you may able to obtain the information we do not hold. 

1. The dates we have recorded (the date of Rights of Way orders) for receiving changes to definitive maps from xxxxxx County Council and the area you detail are:

* 28^th September 1965

* 17^th November 1976

* 15^th February 2005

* 26^th June 2006

* 18^th July 2006

2. I regret to inform you that Ordnance Survey does not hold this information. A copy of xxxxxx County Council’s definitive map was held by Ordnance Survey on the understanding that this was the final copy of the definitive map. It was however, brought to our attention by xxxxxx County Council in October 2009, that it was not the definitive map, but a working draft copy.

xxxxxx County Council hold a copy of the definitive map, and we suggest you may like to contact them in relation to this. The definitive map is maintained by the local authority and is the legal record for detailing classification and alignment of the public rights of way record.

3. Changes to definitive maps are supplied to Ordnance Survey from the local authorities definitive map, and received in the form of a Rights of Way Order from the local authority.

Having checked the information we hold, we are able to provide copies of five Rights of Way Orders.  These orders contain small sections of mapping to show those Rights of Way to be ‘extinguished’ or ‘created’ and are attached to this e-mail.

4. I regret to inform you that Ordnance Survey does not hold any information in relation to Rights of Way in the form of Rights of Way orders for the locations you detail.

5. Ordnance Surveys Historical Mapping Enquiry service closed on the 31 July 2008. Maps which were held by Ordnance Survey have been distributed between various sites around the country. Customers wishing to obtain information contained in historical mapping free of charge can visit their local library. A small charge may be made for a copy if required. Licensing terms and conditions do apply for mapping which is still in copyright (mapping produced within the last 50 years). 

Copyright libraries offer reading and copying facilities for customers willing to visit and carry out their own searches:

The British Library

Web: http://portico.bl.uk/ 

Email: maps@bl.gov.uk 

Tel: 020 7412 7702

Bodleian Library Oxford

Web: http://www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/bodley/library/rooms/nbrr 

Email: maps@bodley.ox.ac.uk 

Tel: 01865 (2)77013

Cambridge University Library

Web: http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/deptserv/maps/ 

Email: library@lib.cam.ac.uk.

Tel: 01223 333000

If these sources do not hold the information you are looking for, the following companies hold digital versions of many maps dating from 1840 to 1995. Mapping can be viewed and purchased on line and can be delivered using various media.

Groundsure (Natalie Wallace - Historical Maps Data Manager)

Web: http://www.groundsure.com/online_ordering.htm 

Email: info@groundsure.com 

Tel: 01273 819500

Landmark Information Group

Web: www.old-maps.co.uk 

Email: mailbox@landmark-information.co.uk 

Tel: 01392 441700

Please note that your enquiry has been processed according to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000. If you are unhappy with our response, you may raise an appeal to our Appeals Officer at:

FOI Appeals Officer

Customer Service Centre

Ordnance Survey

Romsey Road

SOUTHAMPTON

SO16 4GU

Please include the reference number below. The Appeals Officer will ensure that the process has been followed correctly, questioning any decisions taken regarding the original response and recommending disclosure of additional information if appropriate.

Thank you for your enquiry.

Reference number: FOI1095/August 2010