Policy information sourced from Wandsworth Development Planning Management Policies Document
DMT 3 Riverside walking and cycling routes
Development of sites on the Thames and Wandle riversides will be permitted where:
- provision is made for a riverside walk at least 6 metres wide (Thames) or 3 metres wide (Wandle), and appropriate to the scale of development, along the entire river frontage unless an alternative route of an equivalent width and equal amenity value around or through the site is necessary for safety, operational or nature conservation reasons; and
- any new accesses linking the riverside walk to the surrounding area are at least 3 metres wide; and
- riverside routes incorporate provision for cyclists, ensuring pedestrian safety;
- the Environment Agency has been consulted in accordance with Policy DMS7
For more information please see the Development Planning Management Policies Document