Walking/Hiking Answers

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Can I put a gate on a footpath through my garden?

I have been rambling for a while but don't have an answer for this one! We have recently moved into a home with a footpath through the garden, leading to a farm next to our garden. We have a fence along the garden and there is a gate with a latch (no lock) on the footpath and we thought this was all very good as we have young children and we live on a very busy A road (the footpath is entered from the shoulder of the A road).
We have recently had an officer from the council tell us that someone complained about the gate and that we shouldn't have a gate here at all. As a rambler myself I would not object to a gate on a private garden where small children play, I can't see what the issue is. Can anyone enlighten me please??

Louise Caldwell Ely

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