Government must learn from coastal access mistakes, says CLA East

A landowners' organisation has urged the Government to learn from the mistakes it made at Weymouth Bay in Dorset when rolling out another 190 miles of coastal path around Norfolk, Cumbria, Dorset, Kent, and in the North East.

The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has previously stated that plans for more coastal access in England were a waste of public money but said if the Government insists on replicating access that already exists it must ensure Natural England takes greater account of landowners' concerns when deciding where access should go.

CLA East regional director Nicola Currie said: "Coastal access at Weymouth Bay did not take proper account of the concerns of affected landowners on the Norfolk coast. Access should not have a detrimental impact on the livelihoods of property and business owners along the route but at Weymouth they are not compensated for any losses suffered as a result of the access granted.

"Thankfully, we understand that some of our concerns over spreading room will be resolved so land is not generally included as spreading room inland of the path without the landowner's agreement."

Mrs Currie added that the Government had missed an opportunity to learn from coastal access in Wales where the 870-mile Welsh coast path has just officially opened.

She said: "Wales provided a win-win situation for both landowners and walkers. The focus on providing a path rather than confusing access and spreading room, together with compensation for those landowners affected, have contributed to the speedy opening of a complete coastal path which should be the benchmark to replicate in Norfolk and the rest of England."

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Nicola Currie
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Nicola has a Post Graduate Diploma in Advanced Farm Management from the Royal Agricultural College (RAC) and seven years experience as a Tenant Farmer, building up a pedigree dairy herd from scratch. She has also spent time in professional practice in Estate and Farm Management. This background has provided Nicola with a useful grounding to work for the interests of the CLA East region’s farming and rural businesses.

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