Looking After
How we work to look after the National Park, conservation, ranger services, biodiversity and policies.
- The work of the Authority
How we make decisions, the role of Members and staff. - Current consultations
We want your opinions on these consultations - Ranger service
What our rangers and volunteers do around the National Park. - Plans & policies
Corporate plans and policies
Recreation and motor vehicle sub-group
The Local Access Forum has supported work by the Peak District National Park Authority and Derbyshire County Council to carry out a survey of all non-classified highway routes in Derbyshire.
So far 180 ‘other routes with public access’ have been assessed to check their condition - which accounts for more than half of all unsurfaced routes in the National Park.
The Local Access Forum has set up a sub-group which includes representatives of motor vehicle users, other users, landowners and conservationists. It is looking at each route on a case-by-case basis to determine the best way of managing them in the future.
- Physical improvements
- Signs to alert users to what is and isn’t allowed on that route
- Voluntary restraint on the use of the routes
- Permit system to allow restricted use
- Traffic Regulation Orders to legally control use of the routes
The sub-group's recommendations are made to the relevant highway authority. If the highway authority agrees it will carry out the work once the necessary funding is in place.
