Overview

• Fencing, CCTV and new tree screening are being installed around a 2.3-mile perimeter, with Cranbourne Gate and other long-used entrances now shut.
• Locals reported losing access from Sept. 28 and described short notice and disrupted routines, though some acknowledged the need for royal security.
• The designation under the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 makes unauthorized entry a criminal offense with immediate arrest powers.
• Officials note the restricted area is a small portion of the 5,000‑plus acres of Windsor Great Park, which otherwise remains open to the public.
• The Wales family plan to relocate by year’s end to what is described as a ‘forever home,’ will not have live-in staff, and nearby tenants were reported rehoused without eviction notices.