Object
Black Country Core Strategy Issue and Option Report
Representation ID: 476
Received: 07/09/2017
Respondent: Local Nature Partnership
All Black Country canals have nature conservation designations. We welcome recognition that all canals are important. However, if particular strategic goals are identified, these should not be ignored due to technical challenges, unless demonstrated to be unfeasible or undesirable. We also note that the international importance of the Cannock Extension Canal SAC has not been referenced here, or elsewhere in the report. We further recommend that the core strategy actively promotes habitat improvement delivery along the canal network in line with the NIA ecological strategy. Canal cuttings also provide important geological exposures.
All Black Country canals have nature conservation designations. We welcome recognition that all canals are important. However, if particular strategic goals are identified, these should not be ignored due to technical challenges, unless demonstrated to be unfeasible or undesirable. We also note that the international importance of the Cannock Extension Canal SAC has not been referenced here, or elsewhere in the report. We further recommend that the core strategy actively promotes habitat improvement delivery along the canal network in line with the NIA ecological strategy. Canal cuttings also provide important geological exposures.