uksi/2026/9 — The Access to the Countryside (Coastal Margin) (Isle of Wight) (No. 2) Order 2026

2026 No. 9 Countryside, England The Access to the Countryside (Coastal Margin) (Isle of Wight) (No. 2) Order 2026 Made 7th January 2026 Coming into force 8th January 2026 The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3A(10) of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 . Citation and commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Access to the Countryside (Coastal Margin) (Isle of Wight) (No. 2) Order 2026 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made. 2 In this Order— “ the Act ” means the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 ; “ the relevant approval ” means the approval, by the Secretary of State under section 52(1) of the Act of the proposal contained in the England Coast Path Isle of Wight IOW3, Culver Down to Binnel Bay report on 16th October 2024; “ the relevant report ” means the report submitted by Natural England to the Secretary of State under sections 51 and 55A of the Act on 18th March 2020 entitled England Coast Path Isle of Wight IOW3, Culver Down to Binnel Bay. End of access preparation period 2 In relation to land which is coastal margin, as a result of the relevant approval of the proposal contained in the relevant report, the day appointed as the day on which the access preparation period ends, is 14th January 2026. Hayman of Ullock Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 7th January 2026 EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Order) This Order appoints the day on which the access preparation period ends in relation to land which is coastal margin as a result of the approval by the Secretary of State of proposal contained in a report relating to coastal access along the long-distance route on the Isle of Wight between Culver Down and Binnel Bay. Copies of the notice of approval are available at www.gov.uk and may also be obtained by writing to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London SW1 4DF. An impact assessment has not been prepared in respect of this Order because the assumptions underlying the Order were reflected in the impact assessment which was prepared for the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c. 23) . It is available at www.gov.uk , or may be obtained by writing to the Commons and Access Implementation Team at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs at the address given above.