Notice by the Secretary of State under section 52 of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949: Amble to Bamburgh (lengths 1, 2 and 3)
Updated 9 July 2020
Applies to England
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Introduction
On 31 July 2019 Natural England submitted a coastal access report relating to the stretch of land between Amble and Bamburgh (“the coastal access report”) to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs under section 51 of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 (“the 1949 Act”), pursuant to its duty under section 296(1) of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (“the 2009 Act”).
This determination relates only to lengths ABB1, ABB2 and ABB3. Length ABB4 will be determined separately. In reaching his determination under section 52 of the 1949 Act the Secretary of State has considered:
a. Amble to Bamburgh - Natural England’s coastal access report submitted to the Secretary of State on 31 July 2019
b. in accordance with paragraph 16(1)(d) of the Schedule, representations made by a person within paragraph 2(2)(b) to (f) of the Schedule, and the summary of other representations made, and Natural England’s comments on those representations which it sent to the Secretary of State on 16 October 2019.
In this notice –
(a) “objection” means an objection about the coastal access report which is made under paragraph 3 of the Schedule; and
(b) “representation” means a representation about the coastal access report which is made under paragraph 7 of the Schedule.
Secretary of State’s approval of coastal access proposals
The Secretary of State has determined to approve in full those proposals for the route and associated coastal margin as set out in the coastal access reports ABB1, ABB2 and ABB3, in relation to which no objections were made.
The conclusions and observations of the Secretary of State in relation to the representations are set out in Annex A to this notice.
The Secretary of State has made available at www.gov.uk:
a. a copy of this notice
b. representations made by a person within paragraph 2(2)(b) to (f) of the Schedule, and Natural England’s comments on those representations, which it sent to the Secretary of State on 16 October 2019
c. summary of other representations, and Natural England’s comments on those representations, which it sent to the Secretary of State on 16 October 2019
Natural England has also made available here:
d. Amble to Bamburgh - the coastal access report
Annex A: conclusions and observations on representations
The Secretary of State has considered, in relation to the coastal access report, the following representations made under paragraph 7 of the Schedule.
Representation No. MCA/ABBSTRETCH/R/1/ABB0573
Name of representation: Historic England
Report Chapter and route section(s): Whole Stretch (Secretary of State comments pertain to lengths ABB1, ABB2 and ABB3 only)
Secretary of State’s conclusion and observation: Welcomes the representation clarifying that Historic England has no concerns with the proposals.
Representation No. MCA/ABB1/R/1/ABB0008, MCA/ABB2/R/1/ABB0008, MCA/ABB3/R/1/ABB0008
Name of representation: Disabled Ramblers
Report Chapter and route section(s): Whole Stretch (Secretary of State comments pertain to lengths ABB1, ABB2 and ABB3 only)
Secretary of State’s conclusion and observation: Notes the reasoning set out in response by Natural England and is satisfied that they have worked to the guidelines set out in the Coastal Access Scheme. Encourages further consideration at the establishment stage around improving accessibility.