Guidance and regulation

Find out about Natural England's progress with improving coastal access.

• From: Natural England
• Updated: 7 May 2024

General guidance to inspectors on public rights of way matters.

• From: Planning Inspectorate
• Updated: 29 July 2022

Use of correct notation on definitive map modification orders and public path orders for order making authorities, including combines orders.

• From: Planning Inspectorate
• Updated: 19 May 2017

Enforcement against unlawful works on common land, including enforcement powers, mediation and action by commoners.

• From: Planning Inspectorate
• Updated: 26 September 2022

Find out where work is underway to improve coastal access in Essex.

• From: Natural England
• Updated: 23 April 2021

Section 19 of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 - common land

• From: Planning Inspectorate
• Updated: 18 January 2016

Where fencing on common land would interfere with the use of any right of way.

• From: Planning Inspectorate
• Updated: 1 January 2015

Find out which NNRs are located in this part of England.

• From: Natural England
• Updated: 11 September 2014

As a local authority or national park authority, find out what responsibilities you have for your LAF.

• From: Natural England
• Updated: 27 March 2015

Emergency Rendezvous Points for the River Thames between Teddington and Lechlade..

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 1 April 2012

Challenging a rights of way decision in the high court

• From: Planning Inspectorate
• Updated: 27 January 2022

A guide for boaters and other users of the River Thames.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 11 January 2017

Find out about Natural England's proposals to improve coastal access in Hampshire and West Sussex and how to submit a representation or objection.

• From: Natural England
• Updated: 7 October 2019

Conduct of inquiries into rights of way orders where the order making authorities do not actively support an order.

• From: Planning Inspectorate
• Updated: 30 January 2019

Find out where work is underway to improve coastal access in Norfolk and Lincolnshire.

• From: Natural England
• Updated: 1 October 2021

Find out where work is underway to improve coastal access in Essex.

• From: Natural England
• Updated: 7 July 2021

We can impose any modifications or conditions relating to the proposed works that we think fit.

• From: Planning Inspectorate
• Updated: 1 January 2015

Byelaws to follow when on rivers in Environment Agency's anglian region.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 1 September 2006

Map showing amenities for boaters visting Rye and using the harbour and River Rother.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 18 December 2012

Schedule 14 to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 decisions issued by the Planning Inspectorate and published before 1st January 2019

• From: Planning Inspectorate
• Updated: 2 January 2019