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As the owner or occupier of land with a public right of way across it, you must keep the route visible and not obstruct or endanger users.
Find out about Natural England's progress with improving coastal access in England.
Responsibilities for visitors to the countryside and those who manage the land.
Your guide to enjoying our parks and waterways, coast and countryside.…
Advice for land managers to help visitors follow the Countryside Code.…
As a land owner or manager, find out about your responsibilities and how to manage public access.
Hearing and inquiry notices and decisions for common land applications in 2023 and 2024
How your personal information is used within the Planning Inspectorate
As a local highway authority (usually a county council or national park authority) you have statutory duties to record and keep public rights of way open.
Guidance on procedures for considering objections to definitive map and public path orders.
How to make changes to the legal status of a public right of way.
Find out which Environment Agency locks and weirs you can fish at, the licences and permits you need and when you can fish.
How to object or make representations to a public rights of way order
Rye Harbour high water times for each day (morning and afternoon).
Decisions and maps for rights of way orders published within 2023 and 2024
Find out about Natural England's work to improve coastal access.
Find out where work is underway to improve coastal access in East Sussex.
As an owner or manager of land, understand how to restrict public access for land management, public safety or fire prevention reasons.
Decisions and maps and modification notices for rights of way orders.
Start date notices, inquiry & hearing notices and rejection letters published in 2024 for rights of way orders
Schedule 14 to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 decisions issued by the Planning Inspectorate and published after 1 January 2023
How to join or contact a Local Access Forum in England.
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