Comment

Representation ID: 22352

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Canal & River Trust

We welcome the encouragement for the use of waterways for freight. We suggest that the policy could helpfully go further by requiring applicants for major developments to consider the feasibility of using waterborne freight in the construction, demolition and excavation phases where the development site is adjacent to a navigable waterway. This would set a clearer expectation for developers and indicate to a decision maker how they should consider this issue in a planning application.