Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000

Part I E+W Excepted land

1 E+W Land on which the soil is being, or has at any time within the previous twelve months been, disturbed by any ploughing or drilling undertaken for the purposes of planting or sowing crops or trees.

2 E+W Land covered by buildings or the curtilage of such land.

3 E+W Land within 20 metres of a dwelling.

4 E+W Land used as a park or garden.

5 E+W Land used for the getting of minerals by surface working (including quarrying).

6 E+W Land used for the purposes of a railway (including a light railway) or tramway.

7 E+W Land used for the purposes of a golf course, racecourse or aerodrome.

8 E+W Land which does not fall within any of the preceding paragraphs and is covered by works used for the purposes of a statutory undertaking or [F1 an electronic communications code network ], or the curtilage of any such land.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 1 para. 8 substituted (25.7.2003 for specified purposes) by Communications Act 2003 (c. 21), s. 411(2), Sch. 17 para. 165(3) (with Sch. 18); S.I. 2003/1900, arts. 1(2), 2(1), Schs. 1 (with art. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2003/3142, art. 1(3))

9 E+W Land as respects which development which will result in the land becoming land falling within any of paragraphs 2 to 8 is in the course of being carried out.

10 E+W Land within 20 metres of a building which is used for housing livestock, not being a temporary or moveable structure.

11 E+W Land covered by pens in use for the temporary reception or detention of livestock.

12 E+W Land habitually used for the training of racehorses.

13 E+W Land the use of which is regulated by byelaws under section 14 of the M1 Military Lands Act 1892 or section 2 of the M2 Military Lands Act 1900.

Marginal Citations

M1 1892 c. 43.

M2 1900 c. 56.