#2026/337The Access to the Countryside (Coastal Margin) (Wallasea Island to Burnham-on-Crouch) Order 2026
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This statutory instrument, made on 24 March 2026 and coming into force on 25 March 2026, officially ends the access preparation period for a specific stretch of coastal margin between Wallasea Island and Burnham-on-Crouch in Essex, England. It is made under section 3A(10) of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (as inserted by the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009). The order completes the legal process required to open this section of the England Coast Path to public access on foot. It triggers the inclusion of this coastal margin land within the statutory right of access under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act.
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Key Changes
- Ends the 'access preparation period' for the coastal margin between Wallasea Island and Burnham-on-Crouch effective 25 March 2026
- Brings the specified coastal margin land into the statutory right of public access under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000
- Made under powers conferred by section 3A(10) of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 as amended by the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009
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Obligations
What this law requires
Grant public access on foot to the coastal margin between Wallasea Island and Burnham-on-Crouch as of 25 March 2026
Permit statutory right of access under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 to apply to the specified coastal margin
Ensure the access preparation period for the specified coastal margin section ends on 25 March 2026
Recognize and implement the statutory right of access for pedestrian use on the England Coast Path section from Wallasea Island to Burnham-on-Crouch