Definitive map modification (DMMO) newspaper notices
Definitive map modification orders must be advertised in a local newspaper. Enter your postcode to see your matched newspaper and price.
Get your DMMO notice price
See your matched newspaper, per-column rate and fixed £35 platform fee without an account. We calculate the newspaper cost from your notice before payment.
The definitive-map workflow
Keep making, objections and confirmation on the DMMO record.
Place a supported notice of making, then track the distinct objection, referral and confirmation work on the same DMMO record.
How this service works
What Gazetted helps you do from source document to organised record
Build or upload
Enter or extract the surveying authority, modification, affected path, order stage, inspection and objection details.
Check stage and deadline
Gazetted shows exact artwork and the objection date for a making notice. Confirmation drafts pause before publication-ready artwork.
Choose and place
Place a supported notice of making. Save confirmation notices in Applications for assisted review before any quote, publication booking or payment.
Track the map process
Keep deposit, objections, referral and confirmation tasks in Applications, with maps, artwork and publisher evidence in Documents.
Gazetted prompts for the details this workflow needs and flags missing required fields. You remain responsible for the application, the selected publication route and any legal or professional review.
Exact portal example — live tasks adapt to the subtype and route.
The legal requirement
Under Schedule 15 paragraph 3 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, the surveying authority must advertise definitive map modification orders in a local newspaper. A notice is required both at the making stage and at confirmation.
These orders modify the definitive map and statement of public rights of way, which is the legal record of footpaths, bridleways, restricted byways, and byways open to all traffic in an area.
Objections to the order must be received within the period stated on the notice — at least 42 days from first publication (WCA 1981 Sch 15 para 3(1)(c)). Many authorities use longer windows in practice.
The separate High Court validity-challenge period is also 42 days, but it runs from publication of the confirmation notice under Schedule 15 paragraph 12, not simply from the date the order is confirmed.
Key points
- Required for both making and confirmation of orders
- Covers additions, deletions, and upgrades of rights of way
- Must state where the order and map can be inspected
- Publication certificate provides evidence of compliance
- 42-day High Court challenge period starts from publication of the confirmation notice
What you receive
Everything you need to demonstrate compliance, delivered to your portal.
Proof PDF
A typeset proof of your notice for approval before publication.
Publication certificate
Confirming publication date, newspaper name, and notice content.
VAT invoice
Available in your portal immediately after payment.
Pricing
Price depends on notice size and your local newspaper's rate. Enter your postcode for an estimate.
All orders include a £35 + VAT platform fee
Frequently asked questions
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