The EFRA committee of the House of Commons has released its report on the coastal access provisions of the Marine Bill. Page 19 and conclusion 11 should be of particular interest, as this states:

"The bill should give Natural England the power to offer compensation to owners and occupiers who can demonstrate financial loss as a result of the coastal access provisions where such compensation is necessary to achieve the fair balance between public and private interests that the bill requires."

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