Thames waterway plan consultation
The Thames waterway plan contains the following sections.
The plan
The following files relate directly to the plan.
The Thames waterway plan document - PDF - 695 kb
This is the complete Thames waterway plan document.
The Consultation Response Form - PDF - 544 kb
This is the response form if you wish to give your comments offline.
Letter for non-rta members - PDF - 35 kb
Thames waterway plan press release - PDF - 48 kb
Thames waterway plan summary flier - PDF - 146 kb
Download the policies/actions summary - PDF - 83 kb
Appendix 1 - PDF - 41 kb
Members of the River Thames Alliance and other consultees
Appendix 2 - PDF - 19 kb
Respondents to the October 2004 consultation
Appendix 3 - PDF - 22 kb
Overarching sustainable development objectives and their relevance to the Thames waterway plan
Appendix 4 - PDF - 46 kb
Visitor Safety in the Countryside Group guiding principles
Appendix 5 - PDF - 36 kb
Environment Agency operational standards
Appendix 6 - PDF - 46 kb
Example of a facility gap analysis: Visitor moorings
Sections of the Thames waterway plan
To make the plan easier to download we have split the full Thames waterway plan document into ten sections
Contents page - PDF - 29 kb
Contents page, list of supporting maps and appendices
Section 1.0 - 4.0 - PDF - 43 kb
1.0 - The introduction
2.0 - Approach
3.0 - Underlying principles
4.0 - Context
Section 5.0 - PDF - 29 kb
5.0 - Sustainable development
Section 6.0 - 7.0 - PDF - 53 kb
6.0 - The River Thames
7.0 - Socio-economic baseline
Section 8.0 - 9.0 - PDF - 132 kb
8.0 - Tourism
9.0 - Sport and recreation
Section 10.0 - PDF - 156 kb
10.0 - Powered boating
Section 11.0 - PDF -36 kb
11.0 - Landscape
Section 12.0 - 13.0 - PDF - 42 kb
12.0 - Water quality and resources
13.0 - Biodiversity and fisheries
Section 14.0 - 17.0 - PDF - 34 kb
14.0 - Built heritage
15.0 - Gateway opportunities
16.0 - Education
17.0 - Visitor risk management
Section 18.0 - 19.0 - PDF - 53 kb
18.0 - Service and facilities
19.0 - Targets, monitoring and review
Supporting maps
The following maps support each of the sections within the plan.
Map 1 - River Thames and its tributaries - PDF - 589 kb
Map 2 - Local Government boundaries - PDF - 413 kb
Map 3 - Population - PDF - 259 kb
Map 4 - Deprivation - PDF - 1.2 mb
Map 5 - Ethnicity - PDF - 1.6 mb
Map 6a - Tourism accessibility (road) - PDF - 293 kb
Map 6b - Tourism accessibility (rail) - PDF - 103 kb
Map 7 - Visitor attractions - PDF - 152 kb
Map 8a - Clubs and societies (upper) - PDF - 86 kb
Map 8b - Clubs and societies (lower) - PDF - 61 kb
Map 9 - Footpaths - PDF - 92 kb
Map 10a - Proximity of railway stations to the river (upper)- PDF - 277 kb
Map 10b - Proximity of railway stations to the river (lower)- PDF - 314 kb
Map 11 - Cycling - PDF - 323 kb
Map 12 - Permanent moorings - PDF - 187 kb
This map is a sample of the permanent moorings data from Marsh to Shiplake Lock
Map 13 - Boat hire - PDF - 64 kb
This map is a sample of the boat hire data from Boveney to Old Windsor Lock
Map 14 - Geology - PDF - 1.9 mb
Map 15a - Landscape character overview- PDF - 142 kb
Map 15b - Landscape character zones 1-3 - PDF - 176 kb
Map 15c - Landscape character zones 4-6 - PDF - 184 kb
Map 16 - Landscape designations - PDF - 182 kb
Map 17 - Environmental weighting - PDF - 96 kb
Map 18 - Flood risk - PDF - 160 kb
Map 19a - Conservation sites - PDF - 93 kb
Map 19b - Conservation sites - PDF - 103 kb
Map 20 - Built conservation and heritage - PDF - 182 kb
Map 21 - Facility gap analysis - PDF - 75 kb
Map 22 - Proximity of schools to the river - PDF - 64kb
Aspiration maps
A key part of this project is to identify what people would like to see on the River. We have mapped aspirations already received on the nine maps below. When you view the map you are interested in, you will see coded comments that are relevant to specific points on the map. Open the aspiration spreadsheet to view a tabbed list of these comments in detail. Each tab at the bottom of the spreadsheet contains data for each of aspiration maps. This spreadsheet is in Microsoft Excel format (XLS). If you do not have Excel you can obtain a free Microsft Excel viewer or contact us. An explanation of the codes and the key for the maps are also available to view. These are also contained on the aspiration spreadsheet and aspiration maps.
The river has been seperated into nine areas.
Aspiration map A - Upstream of Grafton - PDF - 1 mb
Aspiration map B - Grafton to Northmoor - PDF - 1 mb
Aspiration map C - Northmoor to Sandford - PDF - 1.5 mb
Aspiration map D - Sandford to Benson - PDF - 1.3 mb
Aspiration map E - Benson to Goring - PDF - 1 mb
Aspiration map F - Goring to Shiplake - PDF - 1.8 mb
Aspiration map G - Shiplake to Boulters - PDF - 1.8 mb
Aspiration map H - Boulters to Bell Weir - PDF - 1.5 mb
Aspiration map I - Bell Weir to Teddington - PDF - 2 mb
Aspiration spreadsheet - XLS - 209 kb
Aspiration map legend - PDF - 3 kb
Facility codes for adding new aspirations - XLS - 11 kb
Aspirations reflect views expressed by some stakeholders. They are aspirational and do not necessarily represent the views of the Environment Agency or the River Thames Alliance.
Strategic Sustainability Assessment
To ensure that the plan is sustainable, it has been subject to assessment throughout it's development. This means that the policies have been checked against environmental, economic and social criteria.
SSA - Executive summary - PDF - 78 kb
SSA - Main Report - PDF - 442 kb
SSA - Appendix 1 - Sustainability Objectives - PDF - 160 kb
SSA - Appendix 2 - Policies, Plans and Programmes - PDF - 125 kb
SSA - Appendix 3 - Baseline - PDF - 396 kb
SSA - Appendix 4 - Scoping - PDF - 275 kb
SSA - Appendix 6 - Matrices - PDF - 580 kb
SSA Supporting maps
The following maps support the Strategic Sustainability Assessment.
Map 1 - Overview - PDF - 592 kb
Map 2 - Administrative context - PDF - 397 kb
Map 3 - Landscape designations - PDF - 421 kb
Map 4a - Landscape character overview- PDF - 133 kb
Map 4b - Landscape character zones 1-3 - PDF - 168 kb
Map 4c - Landscape character zones 4-6 - PDF - 177 kb
Map 5 - Built conservation and heritage - PDF - 213 kb
Map 6a - Designated biodiversity sites - PDF - 96 kb
Map 6b - Designated biodiversity sites - PDF - 108 kb
Map 7 - River corridor assessment - PDF - 154 kb
Map 8 - Fisheries - PDF - 137 kb
Map 9 - Environmental sensitivity - PDF - 98 kb
Map 10 - Water resource availablity- PDF - 110 kb
Map 11 - Flood risk - PDF - 144 kb
Map 12 - Bank protection - PDF - 119 kb
Map 13 - Chemical water quality - PDF - 226 kb
Map 14 - Biological water quality - PDF - 216 kb
Map 15 - Population - PDF - 235 kb
Map 16 - Ethnicity - PDF - 1.4 mb
Map 17 - Deprivation - PDF - 1.1 mb
Map 18a - Tourism accessibility (road) - PDF - 289 kb
Map 18b - Tourism accessibility (rail) - PDF - 105 kb
Map 19a - Proximity to train stations (upper) - PDF - 281 kb
Map 19b - Proximity to train stations (lower) - PDF - 310 kb
Map 20 - Visitor attractions - PDF - 146 kb
Map 21a - Clubs and societies (upper) - PDF - 90 kb
Map 21b - Clubs and societies (lower) - PDF - 64 kb
Map 22 - Powered boat traffic - PDF - 109 kb
Map 23 - Unpowered boat traffic - PDF - 110kb
Map 24 - Footpaths - PDF - 94kb
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