Comment

Representation ID: 22344

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Canal & River Trust

Policy DEL1 states that the Black Country Authorities will set out in Development Plan Documents, Infrastructure Delivery Plans, Supplementary Planning Documents, and where appropriate, masterplans what infrastructure will be provided, how it will be prioritised and what funding sources will be used. The Trust looks forward to working with the Black Country Authorities on this to ensure that the potential of our waterways to support sustainable development is unlocked, including through towpath upgrades, access improvements and wayfinding, as is supported by policies TRAN5 and ENV7 in the plan. We suggest that the Black Country Canals Strategy may identify priority areas for investment, which could be fed into
infrastructure delivery plans or other relevant documents.

Para 2.4 of the plan includes an 'open' list of the types of infrastructure that may need to be funded to support development. We suggest that 'sustainable travel' and 'green and blue infrastructure' are added to this list in the interests of internal consistency within the plan.