james weld had to stump up £ 15,000 to restore steps to the beach at durdle door which were washed away in 2012 .
decision ends a three-year stand-off with natural england over who was responsible for access to tourist attraction .
in 2009 , natural england was handed responsibility for the country 's coastal paths under the coastal access act .
but the government body claimed steps were n't part of coastal route and refused to pay for repairs for three years .