It means you’ll never be able to lock your garden securely. Working on the house won’t be a problem as you can temporarily reroute it around any works you need to conduct.
If it no longer runs anywhere and is just access, you might be able to have the public right of way removed which would allow lockable access gates just for the neighbours who need to retain right of access. You’d need a lawyer to look into that.
It means you’ll never be able to lock your garden securely. Working on the house won’t be a problem as you can temporarily reroute it around any works you need to conduct.
If it no longer runs anywhere and is just access, you might be able to have the public right of way removed which would allow lockable access gates just for the neighbours who need to retain right of access. You’d need a lawyer to look into that.