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<p>We are committed to completing the coastal path around England by 2020. As announced
by the Deputy Prime Minister, extra funding will be made available and we are discussing
this with HM Treasury.</p><p>To date, Natural England has incurred establishment costs
of £137,238 on the three stretches of the coast where the right of access under the
Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 has been implemented. Natural England has estimated
further establishment costs of £851,730 on the six stretches where it has submitted
coastal access reports to the Secretary of State, but where the right of access has
not yet been implemented.</p><p>Natural England's staff costs for delivering costs
coastal access are included within its overall staff budget. Natural Englad is also
incurring additional costs for publishing and advertising coastal access reports,
and for agreements which it has entered with access authorities to provide it with
a range of access advice and to carry out preliminary work in relation to the coastal
path.</p><p>The Department has spent £85,590 in meeting the costs incurred by the
Planning Inspectorate in determining a number of objections which have been made to
proposals in Natural England's coastal acces reports.</p>
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