Support

Representation ID: 4819

Received: 07/10/2009

Respondent: Mr Graham Harrison

Responses to the HPPQ indicate that the environment makes a major contribution to people's quality of life. Virtually everyone rates the green spaces in the villages as important, while three quarters specifically value the locks, canal towpath and the mature trees and hedges. Around three quarters would also like to see better opens spaces and verges, and improvements to wildlife habitats, whilst a half would like better footpath access and signing.
No speciifc threats were mentioned, though a quarter said they suffer from noise at night. Potential threats that might arise are further housing and commercial development, uncertainty over the future management of the canal and locks, further losses in wildlife habitats and especially any inappropriate and intrusive development in the countryside.