Consultation outcome

Coastal access: Isle of Wight

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 11 December 2013
• Last updated: 10 July 2014 — See all updates

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

This consultation has concluded

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Summary of responses

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Detail of outcome

We received 2,958 responses to the consultation. The government has decided to make an Order for the Isle of Wight under Part 9 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009.

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Original consultation

Summary

Seeking views on an order for the Isle of Wight under the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
11 December 2013 to 11:59pm on 23 January 2014

Consultation description

The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 provides for a long-distance route for the whole of the English coast, along with a right of access to an associated margin of land for the purpose of open-air recreation. These provisions do not automatically apply to an island such as the Isle of Wight which cannot be reached directly on foot from the mainland.

This consultation is seeking views on whether the Government should make an order under the Act for the Isle of Wight and the priority that should be accorded to the making and implementation of an order. This is a further opportunity to comment and follows a similar consultation which was held in 2012.

Published 11 December 2013
Last updated 10 July 2014 + show all updates

1. 10 July 2014

   Summary of responses added.

2. 11 December 2013

   First published.