Rural Director, James Attrill focuses on Coastal Access

10/6/10

The new Coalition Government have announced that the Coastal Access provisions , implemented by the previous government , will not be progressed . While the legislation is , at this stage , unlikely to be repealed the rolling out of Natural England’s programme of costal path access will be mothballed . A small section of new access will be implemented at Weymouth in time for the Olympic Games , but this will be an isolated case . Landowners should be aware that the coastal access issue will remain high on the agenda of lobby groups such as the Rambler’s Association and existing open access provisions on other areas , such as downland and moorland , will be reviewed on a regular basis with a real likelihood of greater public access .