Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Access to the Open Countryside
in England and Wales

A Consultation Paper issued jointly by the
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
and the Welsh Office

Contents

Foreword
Handling the Consultation
Executive Summary
List of Proposals
List of Practical Questions

Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: A Voluntary Approach
Section 3: A New Statutory Right of Access
Section 3a: The Land Affected
Section 3b: Closures
Section 3c: Rights and Responsibilities
Section 3d: Costs and Benefits

Annex 1 - List of Consultees
Annex 2 - Existing Access Provision in England and Wales
Annex 3 - The Methodology Used to Produce the Maps and the Estimated Areas in Section 3

List of responding organisations (Word 6 - 155kb)
List of responding individuals (Word 6 - 344kb)

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Published 25 February 1998 / Updated 18 December 1998
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