Notice by the Secretary of State under section 52 [and 55(1)] of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949: East Hill to Cowden Parva (VR19)
Updated 18 November 2025
Applies to England
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Introduction
On 28 February 2018 Natural England submitted a compendium of coastal access reports relating to the stretch of land between Easington to Filey Brigg 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”).
On 18 August 2020 the Secretary of State gave notice under Section 52(2) that the proposals for chapter 2 of the Easington to Filey Brigg stetch were approved (“the approved coastal access provisions”).
On 14 December 2023, under section 55(1) of the 1949 Act, Natural England submitted a coastal access variation report relating to proposed changes to the approved coastal access provisions (“the coastal access variation report”) to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. The coastal access variation report proposed changes to the approved coastal access provisions between East Hill and Cowden Parva in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
In reaching their determination under section 52 of the 1949 Act the Secretary of State has considered:
a. proposed changes to the England Coast Path between East Hill to Cowden Parva - Natural England’s coastal access variation report submitted to the Secretary of State on 14 December 2023
In this notice –
(a) “objection” means an objection about the coastal access report which is made under paragraph 3 of the Schedule
(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 in full the proposals for the route and associated coastal margin as set out in the coastal access variation report, in relation to which no objections or representations were made.
The approved variation to the route is set out at Annex A.
The Secretary of State has made available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coastal-access-section-52-notice-for-easington-to-filey-brigg:
a. a copy of this notice
Natural England has also made available here:
b. proposed changes to the England Coast Path between East Hill to Cowden Parva – the coastal access variation report