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Notice

King Charles III England Coast Path on the Isle of Wight: changes to the proposed route at Bonchurch

Find out about the proposed changes to the section at Bonchurch, Ventnor.

From:
Natural England
Published
18 September 2024
Last updated
914 JulyJanuary 20252026 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Bonchurch modification report (IOW-MR3)

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Details

On 18 September 2024, Natural England submitted a report to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs setting out changes to the proposed route of the King Charles III England Coast Path (KCIIIECP) at Bonchurch, Ventnor, part of the Isle of Wight stretch.

Read the modification report to find out why changes to the proposed route are required.

The opportunity to comment closed at midnight on Wednesday 13 November 2024. You can no longer make a representation or objection on proposals.

Objections were passed to an independent planning inspector who made a recommendation to the Secretary of State about each one.

The Secretary of State considered all representations and objections before making a decision about Natural England’s proposals.

Outcome

On 9 July 2025, the Secretary of State decidedannounced to their decision to approve thesethis proposals.modification report.

NaturalOn England14 willJanuary publish2026, furtherthe detailssection of the approvedKCIIIECP routeaffected inby duethis course.report, Culver Down to Binnel Bay (IOW3), opened to the public.

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Published 18 September 2024
Last updated 914 JulyJanuary 20252026 + show all updates

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Update history

2026-01-14 00:30
We’ve updated the outcome of this report to show the affected section is now open to the public.

2025-07-09 00:30
We’ve added information about the outcome of these proposals.

2024-11-14 00:10
Updated the page to show the opportunity to comment on this report has now ended.

2024-09-18 09:30
First published.