The public are being asked By West Sussex County Council (WSCC) to share how they use the county’s 2,000 miles of rights of ways and help shape a 10-year access plan.
As members of the MSABG we urge you to take part in this important survey.
East Sussex County Council has launched a public survey as part of its review of the county’s Rights of Way Access Plan and is encouraging people to share how people use rights of way, how they plan to use them in the future and what barriers they face. The new plan will replace the previous Rights of Way Improvement Plan.
The survey is the first step in an extensive process which will see the council working with a wide range of groups and organisations across the county and the public to identify what needs to be done to ensure the countryside is as accessible as possible, encourage people to use rights of way and protect the county’s landscape. The plan that will be developed with feedback will identify areas where action can be taken to improve public rights of ways.
WSCC considers why your views matter:
‘Your views will help us to make sure that our new Rights of Way Access Plan meets the needs of everyone in East Sussex.
If you use public rights of way, we’d like to know about your experience and how important they are for you.
If you don’t use public rights of way, we’d like to know what prevents you and what, if anything, we can do to support you in using them.
Your feedback will help to develop the priorities and actions of the new Rights of Way Access Plan, which will be produced in 2025. Once the Plan has been finalised and approved by the council it will be published on East Sussex County Council’s website.
Please complete our survey by the 14th March 2025.
Members of the public can complete the survey here. The survey will remain open until Friday, March 14. More information can be found here.’
