Policy information sourced from Dacorum Local Plan 2004 Alteration
TWA1 The Canal Corridor through Two Waters and Apsley
The semi-rural quality of the canal at Boxmoor, Two Waters and Nash Mills will be protected and enhanced by encouraging appropriate management and by taking opportunities presented by development proposals:
- to retain existing structural planting and vegetation and supplement the bankside with additional tree planting;
- to increase the area managed for nature conservation;
- to design new buildings and uses, respecting the particular character of the canalside and reinforcing its sense of seclusion; and
- to replace urban intrusions with more sensitively designed and landscaped developments.
The ecological value of the canal will be enhanced by:
- retaining and supplementing existing planting, including the water margins insofar as this is consistent with the navigational requirements of British Waterways;
- retaining canalside open spaces and creating new open areas at Apsley Mills and Frogmore (see Proposal TWA2 and Policy 31 respectively);
- requiring the use of appropriate native species in landscaping schemes for new developments; and
- supporting schemes by the Environment Agency and British Waterways to improve water quality and the environment.
New permanent moorings are directed to central Apsley and Apsley Mills (away from the semi-rural areas), both for short and long stay visitors and residents. An off-line mooring basin is proposed upon redevelopment of the John Dickinson’s factory (Proposal TWA2), together with related facilities.
New buildings should respect the scale and different characters of the canal throughout the Inset Area. In particular, only small scale building which retains the sense of spaciousness is appropriate in the semi-rural areas. A more dense urban form of development will generally be appropriate between Apsley Mills and Frogmore End (lock 65): two and three storey building is generally encouraged, provided it substantially improves the townscape along the canal and creates contrast by including open areas. New pedestrian bridges will be sought as part of the upgrading of this area.
Also see Policies 28, 85 and 106.
For more information please see the Local Plan