Comment

Issues and Options Document

Representation ID: 34944

Received: 26/02/2018

Respondent: Essex Bridleways Association

Representation Summary:

We welcome the approach that there are 'many accessible and high quality open spaces and significant stretches of coastline providing attractive and accessible leisure opportunities...' However, we would like to see this expanded further to include ALL users within the Plan - walkers, cyclists, equestrians and the disabled - and we feel this should be reflected within the Vision and embedded throughout the Plan document. This could be reworded thus: '...many accessible and high quality open spaces and significant stretches of coastline providing attractive leisure opportunities accessible to as many users as possible...'

Full text:

We welcome the approach that there are 'many accessible and high quality open spaces and significant stretches of coastline providing attractive and accessible leisure opportunities...' However, we would like to see this expanded further to include ALL users within the Plan - walkers, cyclists, equestrians and the disabled - and we feel this should be reflected within the Vision and embedded throughout the Plan document. This could be reworded thus: '...many accessible and high quality open spaces and significant stretches of coastline providing attractive leisure opportunities accessible to as many users as possible...'