Requirements in relation to the access area
4.—(1) The access area shall be a continuous area of land consisting of—
(a)a strip or strips of land 10 metres wide (“access route”); and
(b)whole or part fields (“open field site”).
(2) The access area shall comply with at least one of the following requirements:—
(a)its proximity to a centre of population is such that in the opinion of the Secretary of State members of the public would make significant use of it;
(b)it shall provide access to, or to the vicinity of, a landscape feature, a vantage point or a site of archaeological, historical or wildlife interest;
(c)it shall provide a link between two or more existing public rights of way; or
(d)it shall provide a continuous circular walk of at least 1.5 kilometres in length.