Permissive Paths in the UK
The Countryside & Rights of Way Act of 2000 created permissive paths. They are also known as permitted paths or concessionary paths. In this case use by the public is allowed by the landowner(s), but over which there is no public right of access.
Permissive Paths across private land in the UK offer a public right of way but allow the landowner the right of closure or redirection of the path. The signpost above is taken on Kelston Round Hill in Bath.
Permissive paths are clearly signposted as such. They are closed on certain days to forestall any future claim of continuous public access along the path, which might result in the path becoming designated as a statutory right of way.
Thus Permissive paths make it possible for landowners to allow access across their land without dedicating a right of way.
The landowner can make restrictions that would not normally apply to other highways, allowing cycling, but not horse riding, for example.
They are often located on land owned by an organization that allows public access, such as the National Trust, a railway or also a local authority.
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