canal freedom

[bendyboat]

hi folks

 

copied Item in todays TIMES newspaper

 

Canal boats are free to moor along waterways without planning permission, a planning inspector found in a crucial ruling .

The decision was a blow to Kennet District Council , which served an enforcement notice on 17 boats and narrow boats moored at ladies bridge on the Kennet and Avon canal...end quote

 

anybody got any history on this one ?

[Mick and Pauline]

hi folks

 

copied Item in todays TIMES newspaper

 

Canal boats are free to moor along waterways without planning permission, a planning inspector found in a crucial ruling .

The decision was a blow to Kennet District Council , which served an enforcement notice on 17 boats and narrow boats moored at ladies bridge on the Kennet and Avon canal...end quote

 

anybody got any history on this one ?

 

Hi BB,

The local landowner at Ladies Bridge, was planning to build a property near the canal bridge and wanted to close the nearby moorings. The bridge had been built by the K & A builders to help the original owner accept the canal, the bridge being named after his wife. Now their descendant's don't want boats next to their new property and using their influence, got the local council to agree and serve an enforcement order.

Now BW did not want this to set a precedence, with all new developments closing moorings, so they went to court and thankfully, won.

 

M&P.

[Keeping Up]

Nice one. Is there an on-line report on this verdict anywhere?

 

Allan

[bottle]

Hi BB,

The local landowner at Ladies Bridge, was planning to build a property near the canal bridge and wanted to close the nearby moorings. The bridge had been built by the K & A builders to help the original owner accept the canal, the bridge being named after his wife. Now their descendant's don't want boats next to their new property and using their influence, got the local council to agree and serve an enforcement order.

Now BW did not want this to set a precedence, with all new developments closing moorings, so they went to court and thankfully, won.

 

M&P.

 

Thanks Mick

 

I mentioned this in another thread but was not sure if it was the same one I had heard of, you have now confirmed my thoughts.

[bottle]

Just to give confirmation of ruling Narrowboatworld has an article in 'breaking news' today

[Ernie]

Well done BW

[Sir Nibble]

That's a particularly nice stretch of canal winding through woodland. Good result.

I would be interested to know if any councillors are to be surcharged over this.

[cyclic]

Hi BB,

The local landowner at Ladies Bridge, was planning to build a property near the canal bridge and wanted to close the nearby moorings. The bridge had been built by the K & A builders to help the original owner accept the canal, the bridge being named after his wife. Now their descendant's don't want boats next to their new property and using their influence, got the local council to agree and serve an enforcement order.

Now BW did not want this to set a precedence, with all new developments closing moorings, so they went to court and thankfully, won.

 

M&P.

 

I went to the Appeal Hearing, which the above refers to.

 

Kennet DC could have appealed against the decision that the Planning Inspector made, and thus the actual "Winning" part didn't happen until 4 weeks later.

Yes It's now all done and dusted. See the BWW write up in "Bankside Moorings Safe ...for now" in Waterways news

Edited March 13, 2007 by cyclic

[DHutch]

Well thats good then, indeed, well done to all invlolved.

 

 

Dnaiel