Annex A: Review of waterway restoration & development priorities report 2001
Main Schedule
WATERWAY RESTORATION PROJECTS IN ENGLAND, WALES AND SCOTLAND INCLUDED IN REVIEW FACTUAL INFORMATION Ref Waterway or Project Location/extent English Local authority region, length no structure area(s) Wales, (km) Scotland
Current waterway manager or owner (if any)
Link with Project other promoter(s) navigation authority (if any)
Project description/objective (summary based on questionnaire response)
Est cost ÂŁm (exc VAT)
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7
8
9
10
11
Friends of Nantgarw Pottery Museum
Restoration of Canal to enhance Museum setting
Not known
2
3
4
5
6
Wales Wales
96 Abertaf Canal Abertaf/Herit age projects
97 Glamorganshire Canal Nantgarw Pottery Museum
0.33
Beside Nantgarw Wales Pottery Museum
Rhondda Rhondda Cynon Taff Cynon Taff CBC CBC
98 Monmouthshire Canal (incl Crumlin Arm)
14.5
Monmouthshire Wales & Brecon Canal at Cwmbran to Newport, Newport to 14 Locks on Crumlin Arm
Monmouthshire, Torfaen CBC, Newport CBC, Caerphilly CBC
99 Montgomery Canal (also England)
37.7 in Llangollen Canal Wales near Oswestry to Newtown (whole scheme)
100 Vale of Neath 16 and Swansea Valley CanalsNeath Canal
Briton Ferry to Glynneath
Powys Wales (also West Midlands)
Wales
Monmouthshire, Torfaen CBC, Newport CBC, Caerphilly CBC
BW, Newport Harbour Commissioners (future)
Monmouth, Brecon & Abergavenny Canals Partnership (BW, LAs)
Opening up the canal for navigation and public access; protecting environment and biodiversity; protecting & enhancing heritage and developing local history and education. Providing subregional tourist network for SE Wales with new Newport terminus basin with urban regeneration benefits and link to River Usk for river/estuary cruises
35
BW Remainder
BW
Montgomery Waterway Restoration Trust (in partnership with BW)
Restoration to navigation of the only unrestored canal in Wales that can be linked to national system; rural regeneration whilst balancing conservation of the nationally important natural and built heritage of the waterway
28.2 in Wales
Neath Port Talbot CBC/CPNC/ Neath & Tennant Canals Pres Soc
Restoration of 16 kms of navigation for recreational and leisure use and stimulating urban regeneration in valley. Part of proposed regional waterway system
7.5
Neath Port Co of Tennant Talbot CBC Proprietors Canal Co of the Neath (TCC) Canal Navigation (CPNCN)
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