The Cookham Plan

Findings and Recommendations

Environment and Land Group

This document was agreed by the Working Group on 4th December 2007.

The Cookham Plan 2008 contains many but not all of the recommendations contained in it.

Those which were not accepted by the Steering Committee are indicated in the text.

CONTENTS

 

1 INTRODUCTION 

1.1 Purpose of the Working Group 

1.2 Environment and Land 

1.3 Methodology 

1.3.1 Questionnaire 

1.3.2 Consultations 

1.3.3 Research 

1.3.4 Meetings 

1.4 Objectives 

1.5 Membership of the Working Group 

1.6 Acknowledgements 

 

2 SUMMARY

2.1 Present Environment 

2.2 Issues 

 

3 PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT 

3.1 Remit 

3.2 Present Environment 

3.3 Farmland, Commons and Open spaces 

3.4 Protecting Cookham’s character and surroundings

3.4.1 Restrictions 

3.4.2 The proposals for commons and public open space 

3.4.3 Planning Process and Enforcement 

3.5 Summerleaze Gravel Pit 

 

4. BIO-DIVERSITY SURVEY 

4.1. Remit 

4.2. Description of Phase 1 Survey 

4.3. Summary of Results 

4.4. Action Plan 

4.4.1. Trees 

4.4.2. Birds 

4.4.3. General Wildlife 

4.4.4. How to develop a local Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP)

4.4.5. How to get it adopted 

 

5 TOURISM 

5.1 Tourism in the Cookhams: 

5.2 Issues/problems: 

5.3 Walking in the Cookhams: 

5.4 Developments and proposals: 

5.4.1 New Footpaths 

5.4.2 Waymarked Routes 

5.4.3 The Pound 

5.4.4 Saches Island 

5.4.5 Old Sewage Works 

5.4.6 Other Areas 

5.5 Publicity 

5.5.1 Leaflet Proposals 

5.5.2 Information Distribution Centres 

5.5.3 Importance of Station Parade 

5.6 Village Entry Signs 

5.7 Cycle Route 

5.7.1 Cycle paths. 

5.7.2 Extend Cycle Track to Bourne End 

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