Notice by the Secretary of State under section 52 of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949: Bawdsey to Aldeburgh, length BSA3
Published 11 November 2021
Applies to England
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Introduction
On 3 February 2021 Natural England submitted a compendium of coastal access reports relating to the stretch of land between Bawdsey and Aldeburgh 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 length BSA3. The proposals within length reports BSA1, BSA2, BSA4 and BSA5 will be determined separately.
In reaching a determination under section 52 of the 1949 Act the Secretary of State has considered:
a. Bawdsey and Aldeburgh - Natural England’s compendium of coastal access reports submitted to the Secretary of State on 3 February 2021;
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 22 June 2020.
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 with those proposals for the route and associated coastal margin as set out in the coastal access report.
The additional conclusions and observations of the Secretary of State in relation to the representations are set out at 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 15 January 2020; and
c. Summary of other representations, and Natural England’s comments on those representations, which it sent to the Secretary of State on 15 January 2020.
Natural England has also made available here:
d. Bawdsey and Aldeburgh: 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/BSA Stretch/R/2/BSA0435
Name of representation: Suffolk County Council
Report chapter and route section(s):
Whole report (note that Secretary of State comments pertain to length BSA3 only)
Secretary of State’s conclusion and observation:
Secretary of State welcomes the representation which is supportive of the proposals.
Notes Natural England’s comments regarding the proposed review of maintenance funding.
Representation No. MCA/BSA Stretch/R/1/BSA0607
Name of representation: British Horse Society
Report chapter and route section(s):
Whole report (note that Secretary of State comments pertain to length BSA3 only)
Secretary of State’s conclusion and observation:
Secretary of State notes the scope of the England Coast Path legislation extends to granting pedestrian access rights only.
Representation No. MCA/BSA3/R/1/BSA0712
Name of representation: Disabled Ramblers
Report chapter and route section(s):
Whole report (note that Secretary of State comments pertain to length BSA3 only)
Secretary of State’s conclusion and observation:
Secretary of State welcomes Natural England’ commitment to work with the local access authority and local landowners in the establishment phase in order to maximise the accessibility of the path where possible.
Representation No. MCA/BSA Stretch/R/4/BSA0731
Name of representation: Water Management Alliance
Report chapter and route section(s):
Whole report (note that Secretary of State comments pertain to length BSA3 only)
Secretary of State’s conclusion and observation:
Secretary of State notes that Natural England will work with the access authority on ensuring the various permissions set out are acquired for the establishment of the trail.
Is content that drainage issues have been suitably considered as part of the proposal as well as nature issues more generally through the Habitats Regulations Assessment and the Nature Conservation Assessment.