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Exemption Orders

The CNPA can exempt a particular area of land and/or inland water from access rights.  Reasons for exemptions may include;

Very few events and activities will require an exemption order.  If normal access patterns are unlikely to be impacted upon by your event or, if access can be managed by way of temporary advisory notices and diversions, you may not require an exemption order.

Where an exemption order is for a period of less than 6 days the order can be processed by the CNPA and you should make your application to us at least 4 weeks before your event.  

Where the application relates to periods of 6 days or over we must follow a formal consultation procedure and Ministerial approval must be given to all orders. You will therefore need to submit your application to us at least 16 weeks before your event. 

To find out more about exemption orders please contact us.

If an application is submitted to the CNPA which proposes to exclude land from access rights for 6 days or longer, a public notice of the intended purpose and effect of the proposed order will be made available for download below.

There are no orders proposed at present.

Current Exemption Orders

Any areas of land which are currently subject to exemption orders in the Park will be made available for downloaded below.

There are no orders proposed at present.


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