Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 24394
Rivers: Access
Tabled: 15 January 2025
Answered: 21 January 2025
Question
Dr Roz Savage
Liberal Democrat — South Cotswolds
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which legislation created the requirement for individuals to obtain permission from every riparian property owner to pass through their land while using a waterway; and whether he plan
Answer
Emma HardyDetermining access rights onto rivers is complex. There is no general waterway access right and the matter has not been tested in the courts. It is not government’s role to offer legal advice, and at present those seeking to navigate inland rivers for rec...
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