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The Access to the Countryside (Coastal Margin) (St Mawes to Cremyll) Order 2025

S.I. 2025/645 · Made 3 June 2025

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Countryside, England

Made 3rd June 2025

Coming into force 4th June 2025

The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3A(10) of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000f1.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2000 c. 37; section 3A was inserted by the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c. 23), section 303(5).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement and interpretation
  2. 2End of access preparation period
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement and interpretation

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Access to the Countryside (Coastal Margin) (St Mawes to Cremyll) Order 2025 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

(2)

In this Order—

  • “the Act” means the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949f1;

  • “the relevant approvals” means the approvals, by the Secretary of Statef2 under section 52(1) of the Actf3 of the proposals for long distance routes contained in the—

    1. (a)

      England Coast Path SMC 1 St Mawes to Nare Head report on 6th March 2020;

    2. (b)

      England Coast Path SMC 2 Nare Head to Dodman Point report on 23rd April 2021;

    3. (c)

      England Coast Path SMC 3 Dodman Point to Drennick report on 6th March 2020;

    4. (d)

      England Coast Path SMC 4 Drennick to Fowey report on 6th March 2020;

    5. (e)

      England Coast Path SMC 5 Fowey to Polperro report on 6th March 2020;

    6. (f)

      England Coast Path SMC 6 Polperro to Seaton report on 6th March 2020;

    7. (g)

      England Coast Path SMC 7 Seaton to Rame Head report on 6th March 2020;

    8. (h)

      England Coast Path SMC 8 Rame Head to Cremyll report on 6th March 2020;

  • “the relevant reports” means the reports submitted by Natural England to the Secretary of State under sections 51 and 55A of the Actf4 on 20th June 2019f5 entitled—

    1. (a)

      England Coast Path SMC 1 St Mawes to Nare Head;

    2. (b)

      England Coast Path SMC 2 Nare Head to Dodman Point;

    3. (c)

      England Coast Path SMC 3 Dodman Point to Drennick;

    4. (d)

      England Coast Path SMC 4 Drennick to Fowey;

    5. (e)

      England Coast Path SMC 5 Fowey to Polperro;

    6. (f)

      England Coast Path SMC 6 Polperro to Seaton;

    7. (g)

      England Coast Path SMC 7 Seaton to Rame Head;

    8. (h)

      England Coast Path SMC 8 Rame Head to Cremyll.

2End of access preparation period

In relation to land which is coastal margin, as a result of the relevant approvals of the proposals contained in the relevant reports, the day appointed as the day on which the access preparation periodf1 ends, is 4th June 2025.

Signature

Hayman of Ullock

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

3rd June 2025

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order appoints the day on which the access preparation period ends in relation to land which is coastal margin as a result of the approval by the Secretary of State of Natural England’s proposals contained in reports relating to coastal access along the long-distance route between St Mawes to Cremyll. A copy of the Secretary of State’s notices of approval is available at www.gov.uk and a copy may also be obtained by writing to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London SW1 4DF.

An impact assessment has not been prepared in respect of this Order because the assumptions underlying the Order were reflected in the impact assessment which was prepared for the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c. 23). It is available at www.gov.uk, or may be obtained by writing to the Commons and Access Implementation Team at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs at the address given above.