Clause 296
Marine and Coastal Access Bill [Lords]
10:00 am
Richard Benyon (Shadow Minister, Environment, Food & Rural Affairs; Newbury, Conservative)
I am grateful to the Minister for those assurances. I hope that the message will go out to planning authorities that they must not see the coastal path as an inalienable charge on the land that they cannot be flexible about in terms of planning applications. With those assurances, I am sure that the hon. Member for St. Ives will be happy to withdraw the amendment.