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Uncertainty over coastal access path is a ‘blight’ on land, says CLA The CLA said today (Monday, 2 August) that the legislation to create a coastal path and adjacent spreading room is "unnecessary" – but stressed that the reported partial shelving of the plan is not a satisfactory solution, causing uncertainty and long-term blight. CLA President William Worsley said: "Natural England has now accepted it cannot afford to impose the scheme within the 10-year time frame originally intended. As a result, every coastal homeowner, farmer and rural business in England will have their land blighted. "No one can make long-term plans on what to do with their land when the right of public access is looming. It makes business planning impossible. This is completely unacceptable particularly at a time when all businesses should be free to prosper. The CLA President said the coastal access law was not necessary, and the prospect of spreading room around the coastal path was of particular concern for landowners. Mr Worsley said: "According to Natural England's own figures, 84 percent of the coast is already accessible to the public. Of the remaining 16 percent, eight percent will remain inaccessible because it is covered by ports, military bases and so on. "Areas such as the South-West of England already have an excellent coastal path, so spending £50 million of public money on a scheme to provide access to a mere eight percent of the coast in this time of austerity is clearly unjustified. The CLA believes access can best be provided on a local and voluntary basis." |
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Christopher Price is the Director Policy and Advice at the CLA. He has overall responsibility for managing all the CLA's national policy and advisory work. He makes sure that the organisation's policy work is focused on what matters most, and that members' queries are dealt with accurately and efficiently. A planning and environmental lawyer by background, he joined the CLA as public law adviser in 2002. He became Chief Legal Advisor in 2007 and took up his current post a year later. Before coming to the CLA Christopher worked in local government for a number of different authorities.
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