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Rights of way and right to roam - access rights of way, open access and permissive access land, use common lands, the Countryside Code, report problems.

• Overview

  You have the right to access some land for walking or certain other…

• Use public rights of way

  You can walk on all public rights of way. Some public rights of way are…

• Use your right to roam

  You can access some land across England without having to use paths - this…

• Access private land

  You may be able to access private land if the landowner has agreed to let…

Start date notices, inquiry & hearing notices and rejection letters published in 2024 and 2025 for rights of way orders

• Updated: 21 January 2026

Street works and road works information for local authorities and statutory undertakers carrying out work on or under the street.

• Updated: 6 March 2019

Schedule 14 to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 decisions issued by the Planning Inspectorate and published after 1 January 2023

• Updated: 29 January 2026

Overview of case details, documents, key dates and how to make a representation.

• Updated: 19 May 2025

Start date notices, inquiry & hearing notices and rejection letters published in 2023 for rights of way orders

• Updated: 21 December 2023

The government has a programme of reform to improve the quality of social housing. Every month, progress on our commitments will be shared on these pages, as part of our commitment to respond to the tragic death of 2 year...

• Updated: 30 June 2023

Rights of Way order details, including start date notices, inquiry & hearing notices, decision letters and costs decisions.

• Updated: 29 April 2016

Start date notices, inquiry & hearing notices and rejection letters for rights of way orders within 2020, 2021 and 2022

• Updated: 3 January 2023

Report a problem with street furniture, which includes things like bollards, litter bins, benches and cycle racks to the council