Consultations
Environment Agency - Strategic Planning for Water Related Recreation Pilot Studies
Draft strategic plans for pilot studies in South West England (pdf link) and the East of England (pdf link) have been produced by consultants from the University of Brighton . The objective of the studies is to produce a more strategic approach to planning recreational access to inland and coastal waters.
Canoe England has responded to the consultations for both draft plans as appended
In summary, Canoe England has expressed doubts that the plans have the potential to provide access to inland waters for all people who wished to participate in water recreation in the absence of a wider public access to inland waters. A more optimistic view was taken for activities on coastal and estuary waters where access is generally less of an issue and scheduled for improvement with the proposed new legislation within the Marine Bill for coastal access.