A plan for six new industrial units that would affect a public right of way has been unveiled. John Harker, the society's area officer for Bolsover, has had a look at the plan and noticed that it doesn't take account of a public footpath (PNFS Reference: DE-SHK-33) on the site. He has made a formal submission to Bolsover District Council in which he states: “The applicant has not taken any account of the public footpath which bisects the application site. This society was heavily involved in getting it opened up after many years of it being unusable. The Highway Authority did a lot of work to restore the footpath to use. From Hardwick Street, the footpath will partially disappear under an access road to the proposed industrial units. The Design & Access Statement makes no mention of what will happen to this section of footpath. There is likely to be heavy vehicles reversing in and out of the units which is a safety hazard to passing pedestrians. Until further details are available, this society objects to this application as being detrimental to users of this footpath.” The Rights of Way department responsible for the footpath (Derbyshire County County) have asked the local council to inform the applicant that the footpath must remain open and safe during any construction work. Furthermore, any work that might affect the footpath or access to it must be agreed with the Rights of Way department. The application is pending. Well done John for bringing this matter to the attention of all relevant parties.