Policy information sourced from Welwyn Hatfield District Plan

R6 River Corridors

Initiatives to protect and enhance the river environment for biodiversity, including proposals for deculverting and naturalisation of the river channel, will be supported. Suitable public access and informal water based or waterside recreation within main river corridors will also be supported where it is appropriate, provided that there is no conflict with the biodiversity of the site. Development will not be permitted which would involve the culverting or diverting of any watercourse, and/or the siting of buildings in close proximity to the river channel, unless the Council is satisfied that there would be no detriment to the river corridor.

For more information please see the Welwyn Hatfield District Plan