Draft Local Plan - Supplementary Consultation

The River Blythe is a key feature of this area as well as being a Site of Special Scientific Interest. The river is currently not in good condition and there is a requirement in this area for 'River Blythe Enhancements' which we recommend are added to this section.
The requirement should be to implement positive interventions to assist the natural recovery by changing management or by undertaking river restoration works to improve natural channel shape, river processes including overtopping onto floodplain, and ecological habitat.
Opportunities should be taken to create additional riparian areas where flooding is acceptable, in order to reconnect the river with its floodplain, and prevent undesirable flood events occurring elsewhere. Flooding has affected properties in Cheswick Green in recent years and particular action is needed to reduce this impact, through work on upstream reaches of river Blythe and tributaries.