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Hampshire County Council has a duty to
determine applications made under Section 53 of the Wildlife and
Countryside Act 1981.

An analysis of the user and documentary evidence set out in the
background report concludes that although there is some conflicting
evidence, when taking all the evidence together, it provides a
reasonable allegation of dedication under common law. Officers
consider that the bridleway should be recorded as 3.5m wide in line
with the aerial photography and mapping during the period of
claimed use.