Policy information sourced from Dacorum Local Plan 2004 Alteration
TWA2 The Rivers Through Two Waters and Apsley
Opportunities will be taken to enhance the quality of the River Gade and River Bulbourne and their margins as an ecological and environmental resource.
In particular, development proposals will be expected to:
- retain and supplement existing planting, including the water margins;
- reinstate banks to their natural state by removal of walls;
- maintain landscaping buffers along the banks; and
- support initiatives to improve the flow and quality of water.
A new pedestrian route, in an open riverine setting, will be sought along the Gade between Frogmore Mill and Apsley lock (on the canal) at the earliest opportunity. The precise alignment will use Salmon Meadow footpath adjoining Sainsburys for part: the full route will be determined in the light of any development opportunities and may necessitate bridging.
New building will not be permitted to dominate the river nor the new pedestrian route
For more information please see the Local Plan