Dane Hill BOAT, Palmstead and Bladbean, Barham

Dane Hill at the hunting gate above Dane Farm

This application on behalf of the British Horse Society was made to Kent County Council under section 53(5) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 on 8 December 2018 to record a byway open to all traffic (BOAT) along Dane Hill, from Dane Hill Road at Dane Farm to the corner of Peafield Wood Road, in the parish of Barham.

Download the application revised historical document analysis (21MB), v.1.2.

Status: application was made on 8 December 2018, acknowledged by Kent County Council on 12 December 2018, and recorded in its register of applications as application 410.

Determined to refuse the application on 29 November 2023.

Appeal (14MB) submitted to Secretary of State on 19 December 2023 against refusal to make the order applied for. Comments dated 28 July 2024 in reply to Kent County Council's submission in response to appeal. Determination dated 9 December 2024 to direct Kent County Council to make the order applied for.

Order made on 26 February 2025, closes to objection on 28 April 2025.