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# The Access to the Countryside (Coastal Margin) (Portsmouth to South Hayling) Order 2025

## Title and introductory text {#prelims}

2025 No. 1179
Countryside, England
The Access to the Countryside (Coastal Margin) (Portsmouth to South Hayling) Order 2025
Made
11th November 2025
Coming into force
12th November 2025
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.

## 1 Citation and commencement and interpretation {#article-1}

(1) This Order may be cited as the Access to the Countryside (Coastal Margin) (Portsmouth to South Hayling) Order 2025 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
(2) In this Order—
(3) “the Act” means the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949;
(4) “the relevant approvals” means the approval, by the Secretary of State under section 52(1) of the Act, of the proposals contained in the—
(a) England Coast Path Portsmouth to South Hayling Chapter 1, Old Portsmouth to Eastney report on 6th March 2024;
(b) England Coast Path Portsmouth to South Hayling Chapter 2, Eastney to Langstone report on 6th March 2024;
(c) England Coast Path Portsmouth to South Hayling Chapter 3, Langstone to South Hayling report on 6th March 2024.
(5) “the relevant reports” means the reports submitted by Natural England to the Secretary of State under sections 51 and 55A of the Act on 19th July 2017 entitled—
(a) England Coast Path Portsmouth to South Hayling Chapter 1, Old Portsmouth to Eastney;
(b) England Coast Path Portsmouth to South Hayling Chapter 2, Eastney to Langstone;
(c) England Coast Path Portsmouth to South Hayling Chapter 3, Langstone to South Hayling.

## 2 End of access preparation period {#article-2}

In relation to land which is coastal margin, as a result of the relevant approvals of the proposals contained in the relevant reports, the day appointed as the day on which the access preparation period ends, is 12th November 2025.