Hampshire County Council Countryside Access Plan 2025-35
Policies and actions to improve countryside access in Hampshire
Our path network includes rights of way, permissive paths and areas of public green space. It is highly valued by local people and visitors, with benefits to health, well-being and the local economy. Whilst people tell us they are generally very satisfied with the standard of our paths, we have produced the Countryside Access Plan to respond to society’s changing needs in a way that provides the widest benefit.
The plan describes how rights of way and access to the countryside will be managed over the coming years.
The 2025 to 2035 plan has been developed with engagement from key stakeholders and has now been adopted. This updated plan aims to incorporate new focus areas, including Planning and Transport Systems, Health and Wellbeing, Accessibility for All (encompassing physical, mental, cultural, and socioeconomic aspects), and Climate Change/Resilience and Environment.
There are three themes which incorporate the new focus areas:
- Focusing resources on those paths which provide the most benefit to the most people
- Working with other organisations, including volunteers
- Listening, informing and education
Hampshire Countryside Access Plan 2025-2035
Countryside Access Plan 2025-2035 summary
The 2025-2035 CAP should be read in conjunction with the 2015 – 2025 Plan and seven area plans from 2008, the seven area plans are rich in detail and provide the background on which the following two plans are based. These are retained, unchanged, for reference and to provide context: