Minerals and Waste Local Plan: Pre-Submission Publication

Comment

Representation ID: 99171

Received: 07/11/2022

Respondent: Norfolk Local Access Forum (NLAF)

Given the significant impact made on local communities by extraction works, and the large sums of money generated, NLAF requests that every opportunity is taken to upgrade and enhance both footpaths, bridleways and cycleways wherever possible.
Past experience suggests that when extraction works are completed, there can be considerable reluctance to honour promises of funding for restoration and improvements. NLAF asks that Norfolk County Council should find some way of ensuring that funding is ring fenced or a Bank Guarantee is put in place to ensure that agreed measures are fully implemented when the work is completed.
NLAF also requests that as a statutory advisory body to the County Council on access matters, it be added (using this email address) to the list of future consultees on any matters which could impact public access to the countryside (in its widest sense).