# The Steeple Renewables Project Order 2026, Paragraph 20: Permissive path


(1) Where a phase of the authorised development includes a permissive path the permissive path must be provided and open to the public within 12 months of the date of final commissioning in respect of that phase.
(2) No phase of the authorised development which includes a permissive path can commence until written details of the route and maintenance provisions have been submitted to and approved by the local planning authority as part of the detailed design approval required by requirement 3(1) of this Schedule.
(3) The permissive path must be maintained and access by the public permitted for 364 days a year, except where the undertaker determines that closure is required for maintenance or an emergency, until commencement of decommissioning of the authorised development pursuant to requirement 23 (decommissioning and restoration) of this Part of this Schedule.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/1086/schedule/2/paragraph/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/steeple-renewables-project-order-2026/schedule-2/paragraph-20
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