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Special consent provisions for National Trust Commons, these are subject to laws which are different from section 38 of the Commons Act 2006.
Find out about proposals to improve coastal access in Hampshire.
Find out about Natural England's progress with improving coastal access.
Find out where work is underway to improve coastal access in Essex.
Find out about the proposed changes to the section from Mersea Outdoors to Coopers Beach Holiday Park.
As a local authority or national park authority, find out what responsibilities you have for your LAF.
Works and processes that do not need Section 38 consent, including a list of the works that we think fall outside the scope of section 38
Find out about Natural England's proposals to improve coastal access in Cumbria.
Schedule 14 to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 decisions issued by the Planning Inspectorate and published before 1st January 2019
Category B Works: works that are exempt from the Section 38 consent process
Find out about Natural England's proposals to improve coastal access in Essex and how to submit a representation or objection.
Find out about Natural England's proposals to improve coastal access on the Isle of Wight.
Find out which NNRs are located in this part of England.
Decisions and maps for rights of way orders published within 2020, 2021 and 2022
Find out about Natural England's proposals to improve coastal access in Hampshire.
Map showing the River Medway navigation between Allington Lock and Tonbridge.
A guide for boaters and other users of the River Thames.
A guide to using the river Wye on the border of England and Wales.
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