Canal Planning – Have Your Say

The Cotswold Canals regeneration project now has its own dedicated website, hosted by SDC – www.cotswoldcanalsproject.org

Stroud District Council write: "Public consultation continues on two planning documents which will have a significant impact on the future management of the canals corridor. Preliminary stakeholder and community engagement will run until 31st October. Both the Cotswold Canals Design Framework Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) and the Industrial Heritage Conservation Area (IHCA) Management Proposals SPD will be emerging over the next seven months, with the anticipated adoption in April 2007. Both will form part of the emerging Local Development Framework, which replaces the Local Plan."

Not exactly easy to understand what is being said but the new website has details on how you can have your say - and link to the SDC website where there are apparently questionnaires - haven't found them yet so maybe better to email them direct from the new website. This Tuesday some of the first bits of the canal come to the Development Control Committee that I sit on - it will be interesting to hear all the issues on those applications.

And talking of canals I had an email from a former employee of British Waterways regarding one of the links to this site that wasn't working - it is now - anyhow I discovered he has a Blog and web pages on mistletoe - have just spent a fascinating time exploring those pages!!