Does your plan consider:
- supporting the protection, conservation and enhancement of the biodiversity of the waterway, including waterway-related habitats and protected species, both fauna and flora
- promoting waterways and towpaths as an integral part of the green infrastructure and open space network
- promoting the use of waterways, towpaths and their environs as sustainable transport and recreational routes for walking and cycling
- encouraging the transfer of freight from roads to waterborne transport where practical, economic and environmentally desirable
- supporting the protection, conservation and enhancement of waterways as a water resource, including improving water quality, managing land drainage, and avoiding, reducing and managing flood risk
- promoting the use of waterways as a renewable energy resource – eg. using canal and dock water for heating and cooling buildings, the use of waterways and their environs for urban cooling, onshore hydropower and improving air quality
