[Talk-GB] Permissive paths and "uncrecorded rights of way"

[Rob Nickerson]

Hi Rob,

Thanks for the question - It's a good example of how the wiki can be
confusing so I encourage everyone to write in with suggested improvements.

You've had some good answers so I won't repeat them, instead I'll add a
couple of details:

* Please only tag as a public right of way if there is evidence (if none
then you can just leave it as highway=*, where * is an appropriate tag).
* Public rights of way are recorded by the local council on the "Definitive
map and statement". I am pulling all the details together and will contact
all England councils asking for access to the definitive statements (and
requesting its release under the OGL license). This will be the topic of a
later email and will be summarised on the wiki.
* Any path not recorded on the councils definitive map and statement by
2026 will no longer be a public right of way - Once we have these
statements I encourage you to write to the council about missing footpaths
(details to follow). For now you can make use of note=, fixme= and perhaps
suspected=row as suggested by Nick.

Cheers,
RobJN

p.s. I will incorporate your suggestions into the wiki page next week so
that it is easier to understand. Please continue to provide feedback on
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_Tagging_Guidelines_Consultation
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