Stevenage Horse and Pony Route

Paths Greenways Bridleways Tracks
PG: OBJECTS: PROMOTION: STEVENAGE: Stevenage Horse and Pony Route - Orbital Route		SHPR
	In the 1970s, the Stevenage Development Corporation set out a Stevenage Horse and Pony Route that would be completed as Stevenage was developed as a New Town [1]. However, although the route was often constructed, it wasn't added to the definitive map. Consequently some parts were encroached upon by development. Ensuring the whole route is recorded is a major piece of work. It is being led by the British Horse Society, and will help ensure that future developers can't remove the paths that were put in without full public rights of objection. The project also aims to find a new route where the original route is now built on. The diagram shows the approximate route of the Stevenage Horse and Pony Route (orbital route), as shown in Stevenage Borough Council's local plan (2004) [2]. At present the green routes are off the metaled road and in place. Brown routes are along roads. The pink route is a break in the route at present that is planned to be fixed when opportunities permit. Gaps are awaiting survey before we update the map. See also the diagonal route.

Route Section Name	Status Details	Recorded	Physical	1983	2004
Stevenage 41 BOAT		BOAT		Ph 1	Existing
Stevenage 42	ROWIP suggestion	FP		Ph 1	Existing
Stevenage 98 BW	Hard-surface alternative to Stevenage 42. The parts either side of Stevenage 42 are Phase 1 routes.	BW		Part Ph 1	Parts Existing
Kitchin Lane	Recorded on List of Streets 1 Nov 2010: Application made to record Kitching Lane as a byway. HCC reference STV/33.	LOS		Ph 1	Existing
Meadway	Public Road	LOS		Ph 1	Existing
Meadway to Minehead Way	SHPR (ROWIP suggestion)			Ph 2	Existing
Meadway to SGL	Off-road route to Symmonds Green Lane	?		Ph 2
Meadway/Redcar Drive to Symmonds Green Lane Wet weather route	Old road, closed to motor vehicles. Highly suitable. But signposted as for cycling, so DMMO application for byway made 16 Dec 23, HCC reference STV/47.	LOS Y Route		Ph 1	Existing
Symmonds Green Lane	Public Road	?		Ph 1	Existing
Symmonds Green Road	Public Road	?		Ph 1	Existing
Stevenage 57 RB	4 Apr 2006: Application to record route as byway instead of footpath. HCC reference STV/29. 3 Oct 2008: The Hertfordshire County Council (Stevenage 57) Modification Order 2008 (confirmed 5 Mar 2009) recorded this route as a restricted byway on the definitive map and statement	RB		Ph 1	Existing
Pegasus Crossing and Underpass	This is the link route (highway verge) from Stevenge 57 RB, parallel to the A602, with a Pegasus Crossing at the Sainsbury's entrance and an underpass (Pony Lane) of the A602. The route then turns southwards to link to Stevenage 103 BW.	N/R			Existing
Stevenage 103 BW	26 Jan 2001: The Corey's Mill Bridleway Public Path Creation Agreement between Hertfordshire County Council, the Commission for New Towns, East and North Hertfordshire National Health Service Trust, and Stevenage Sports Club Limited under s.25 Highways Act 1980 created this bridleway.	BW		Ph 1	Existing
Pegasus Crossing and Verge	This is the link route from Stevenage 103 BW, using a Pegasus Crossing to cross North Road, then turning south along the highway verge, to reach Stevenage 22 BW.	N/R			Existing
Stevenage 22 BW	10 Mar 2006: Application to record Stevenage 22 FP as BW and add a BW from Stevenage 22 to Stevenage 17. HCC reference STV/22. 25 Jan 2019: The Hertfordshire County Council (Stevenage 17, 18, 22 and 23 and Graveley 7) Legal Event Modification Order 2019 recorded this bridleway.	BW		Ph 1	Existing
Stevenage 105 BW	4 Aug 2006: The Stevenage 105 Public Path Creation Agreement 2006 came into operation, adding a bridleway between Stevenage 22 and Stevenage 17. 25 Jan 2019: The Hertfordshire County Council (Stevenage 17, 18, 22 and 23 and Graveley 7) Legal Event Modification Order 2019 recorded this bridleway.	BW		Ph 1	Existing
Stevenage 18 BW	25 Jan 2019: The Hertfordshire County Council (Stevenage 17, 18, 22 and 23 and Graveley 7) Legal Event Modification Order 2019 recorded this bridleway. In 1983, the Phase 1 route used Stevenage 17 instead. Subsequently diverted to this route.	BW		Div
Stevenage 23 BW	25 Jan 2019: The Hertfordshire County Council (Stevenage 17, 18, 22 and 23 and Graveley 7) Legal Event Modification Order 2019 recorded this bridleway. In 1983, the Phase 1 route used Stevenage 17 instead. Subsequently diverted to this route.	BW		Div
Graveley 7 BW	25 Jan 2019: The Hertfordshire County Council (Stevenage 17, 18, 22 and 23 and Graveley 7) Legal Event Modification Order 2019 recorded this bridleway.	BW		Ph 1	East Herts
Graveley 8 BW		BW		Ph 1	East Herts
Back Lane	Public Road	N/R		Road	East Herts
Bottany Bay Lane	20 Jul 2000: The Borough of Stevenage (Bottany Bay Lane) (Prohibition of Driving) Order 2000 prohibits the use of this route by motor vehicles. 12 Oct 2015: Application to record as a byway. HCC reference STV/37 and NH/276.			Road	Existing
Great Ashby 19 Stevenage 102 BW	23 Mar 1998: The Stopping up of Highways (County of Hertfordshire) (No.1) Order 1998 changed this old road into a public bridleway. 28 Jul 2000: The Hertfordshire County Council (Stevenage 102 and Graveley 19) Legal Event Modification Order 2000 added the bridleway to the definitive map and statement.	BW		Road	Existing
Great Ashby 13A	Route confirmed. ROWIP candidate. Owner: Stevenage Borough Council	FP		Ph 1	Existing
Unrecorded 13Z	Route from Great Ashby 13A to Great Ashby 13. ROWIP candidate Owner: Stevenage Borough Council	FP	To check	Ph 1	Existing
Unrecorded DSG route	Route from Wedgwood Way to Gresley Way around side of Martins Wood. ROWIP candidate Owner: DSG Retail Ltd	---	To check	Ph 1	Existing
Fairlands Way margin	Roadside Margin
Knights Templar Green to Chells Lane	Unrecorded route. ROWIP candidate Owner: Chells Lane Ltd	?
Narrow Box Lane	21 Sep 2020: Application STV/44 to record Narrow Box Lane as byway.				Existing
Lanterns Lane West	20 Sep 2020: Application STV/43 to record Lanterns Lane (West) as byway.				Existing
Stevenage 104 BW	1 Sep 1985: Lanterns Lane (East) stopped up reserving bridleway rights by Stevenage Magistrates Court. 13 Dec 2002: The Hertfordshire County Council (Stevenage 104 and Aston 32) Legal Event Modification Order 2002 added Lanterns Lane (East) to the definitive map as a bridleway.	BW			Existing
Stevenage 118	Path legally created (by public path creation order). Opened 12 Jul 24 by Mayor of Stevenage. Awaiting Legal Event Modification Order (LEMO) to add it to the definitive map.	BW Awaiting LEMO			Existing
Sheafgreen Lane Stevenage 97 BW		BW			Existing
Charlie Piddle's Lane Aston 37 RB	1 Nov 2010: Application to record as restricted byway. HCC reference EH/381. 17 Feb 2022: The Hertfordshire County Council (Aston 37) Modification Order 2022, confirmed 17 Nov 2022, added this route to the definitive map and statement as a restricted byway.	RB			Existing
Aston 35 RB	23 Sep 2011: The Hertfordshire County Council (Aston 34 & 35, Stevenage 109) Modification Order 2011, confirmed 22 Oct 2013, recorded Aston 35 as restricted byway.	RB			East Herts
Path to rear of Walnut Tree Close (shown orange)	Not recorded. Needs to go on ROWIP				Existing
Beehive Way to Tatlers Lane (shown green)	8 Sep 2018: DMMO application for restricted byway status. HCC reference EH/469. Needs to go on ROWIP				Proposed
Path to East of Ten Acres Crescent	Path legally created (by public path creation order), 23 Jul 26. Awaiting Legal Event Modification Order (LEMO) to add it to the definitive map.	BW awaiting LEMO			Proposed
Path Name	Table to be continued southwards
Aston 9 and (small part of) 8	27 Jul 2024: DMMO application for restricted byway status. HCC reference awaited. Needs to go on ROWIP
Stevenage 111, Aston 36	Table to be continued clockwise
Aston 34, Stevenage 109	Over bridge to west side of Gresley Way
Path Name	Table to be continued clockwise
Broadwater Crescent to Stevenage 78
Stevenage 78 BOAT		BOAT
Path Name	Table to be continued clockwise

References
[1] Stevenage Horse and Pony Riding Route, 2nd edition, 1983, Stevenage Borough Council - a copy can be seen at Stevenage Library in the Local Studies Collection.
[2] Stevenage Local Plan Proposals Map, adopted 8 Dec 2004. This shows the full route (open and prospective) .

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File reference: EH012 (SHPR), ED233 (West of Stevenage development)