Highway boundaries
Removing highway rights and Stopping up order
It is often quoted in highway law that "once highway, always highway". This means that once land has been dedicated as public highway those rights cannot be lost, even through lack of use.
Public highway rights can only be removed via legal processes, such as through obtaining a 'Stopping Up Order'. This is a legal order that removes all public highway rights over a specific area. This is a costly process with no guarantee of success. It must be submitted to the magistrates court for scrutiny.
Our Highways services fees and charges page tells you the Stopping Up the highway fees.
Contact our legal orders team at legalordersandregisters@norfolk.gov.uk for more information regarding Stopping Up Orders. Read our privacy notice to find out how we use your personal information. Or call us using the details on our contact us page and ask to speak to our legal orders team.
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