Access to open countryside: Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000
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Appeals
Guidance on appeals [PDF] (1034 KB)
(Revised May 2006)
There are three grounds for making an appeal under the CROW Act:
Mapping
Landowners whose land was mapped as access land were able to appeal for the land to be removed from the maps prepared by the Countryside Agency. The deadline for all appeals to be received has ended.
Restrictions and exclusions
A person with a legal interest in land covered by the CROW Act can appeal to the Secretary of State against a relevant authority's decision on an application to restrict or exclude access to the land. Regulations setting out the process for making an appeal, and accompanying guidance, are set out below:
- The Access to the Countryside (Exclusions and Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2003 (17 November 2003)
Means of access and appeals against Notices
An owner or occupier of land covered by the CROW Act can also appeal to the Secretary of State against an access authority's decision to serve a notice requiring works to be carried out to improve a means of access to land covered by the CROW Act in certain circumstances.
"Means of access" include any stairs or steps that provide access to land covered by the CROW Act, as well as opening in walls, fences and hedges, whether or not there is a gate or stile.
An access authority can serve a notice if a landowner or occupier has failed to carry out any work that they agreed under the terms of an agreement with the authority, or if the access authority considers that improving the means of access is necessary, but has not been able to enter into an agreement with the owner or occupier.
Regulations on appeals against notices came into force on 6 January 2005:
- Regulations on appeals against notices (6 January 2005)
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Regulations on appeals against notices explanatory memorandum (6 January 2005) [PDF] on HMSO website
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Page last modified:
07 August 2008
Page published: 17 September 2004