APPENDICES

Footnotes I Chronology of Evolving Architecture/Design II List of Consultees III Principal Issues Raised by Consultations IV Principal Contacts V Summary List of Strategic Policies VI List of Illustrations VII APPENDIX I: FOOTNOTES

1 Planning Advisory Committee : 1993 Draft Advice on Strategic Planning Guidance for London (para. 8.14)

2 Royal Fine Art Commission: Thames Connections Exhibition (May 1991)

3 Judy Hillman: A New Look for London (Royal Fine Art Commission 1988) ISBN 0 11 752135 3

4 Kim Wilkie Environmental Design: Landscape Strategy for the Thames between Hampton Court and : Elements for the Project Brief (July 1992) Kim Wilkie Environmental Design: Report on Consultation (July 1992)

5 Sherban Cantacuzino Eddington Charitable Trust Johnny Van Haeften Richard Lester Prince and Princess Rupert Loewenstein

6 David Lowenthal: The Historic Landscape Reconsidered (George Washington Univ. 1990)

7 English Nature: Strategy for the 1990s: Natural Areas (1993)

8 Richmond Council demolition of Devonshire Lodge at the foot of Richmond Hill in 1960s

9 Countryside Commission, English Heritage, English Nature: Conservation Issues in Strategic Plans (August 1993) ISBN 0 86170 383 9

10 Council, Department of Transportation and Development: Thames-side Guidelines, An Environmental Handbook for London’s River (March 1986)

11 London Ecology Unit A Nature Conservation Strategy for London (Ecology Handbook 4) Nature Conservation in Hounslow (Ecology Handbook 15) 1990 Nature Conservation in Kingston (Ecology Handbook 18) 1990 Nature Conservation in Richmond (Ecology Handbook 21) 1993

12 Countryside Commission, English Heritage, English Nature: Conservation Issues in Strategic Plans (August 1993) ISBN 0 86170 383 9

13 Department of the Environment: This Common Inheritance (1990)

14 LPAC: London’s Environmental Quality Tibbalds Colbourne Karski Williams Munro (Sept 1993)

15 International Council on Monuments and Sites: Europa Nostra Conference (April 1994)

16 LPAC: London’s Environmental Quality Tibbalds Colbourne Karski Williams Munro (Sept 1993)

17 European Commission: World Heritage Charter [CC-PAT 93/80]

18 Countryside Commission: Handbook for Countryside Stewardship

19 Department of Environment: Inspector’s Report on Application by Marks & Spencer PLC for Swimming Baths (Inspector: Stephen Marks; Inquiry: Feb. 1991; File No: LRP13/L5810/02)

20 Bamber Gascoigne: Images of Richmond (St Helena Press 1978) Bamber Gascoigne & Jonathan Ditchburn: Images of Twickenham (St Helena Press 1981)

21 Countryside Commission: Action for London’s Trees (October 1993)

Thames Landscape Strategy: Appendix I I 22 Royal of : A Strategy for Parks Greenstede Leisure Consultants Ltd. (July 1993)

23 LPAC: Planning Guidelines for Permanently Moored Vessels & Structures on the in Greater London (August 1990)

24 NRA : Bank Erosion in Navigable Waterways (Project E1-02 February 1991)

25 David Goode: Wild in London (Michael Joseph 1986)

26 London Rivers Association: Thames-side Safety Study: A Guide to Good Practice.

27 Port of London Authority: The Tidal Thames - A Pleasure Users Guide

28 London Borough of Richmond: Unitary Development Plan Written Statement (placed on deposit March 1993) RIV 1

29 Richard Rogers and Mark Fisher: A New London (Penguin Group 1992) ISBN 0 14 015794 8

30 Greater London Council, Department of Transportation and Development: Thames-side Guidelines, An Environmental Handbook for London’s River (March 1986) para. 6.5 (i)

31 Friends of Bushy and Home Parks: Upper Lodge, , A Hidden Heritage (1993)

32 Greater London Council, Department of Transportation and Development: Thames-side Guidelines, An Environmental Handbook for London’s River (March 1986) page 42

33 Elmbridge Borough Council: Local Plan (February 1993)

34 London Ecology Unit: Building Green (1993) ISBN 1 871045 18 5

35 LPAC: Advice on Strategic Planning Guidance for London (1994)

36 Department of the Environment: Ten Thousand Views of London (1994)

37 English Nature: Raising the Quality of Life - Local Authority Wildlife Action (1994)

38 Department of the Environment: This Common Inheritance (1990)

39 For example, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames: Unitary Development Plan Written Statement (placed on deposit March 1993) ENV 19

40 For example, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames: Unitary Development Plan Written Statement (placed on deposit March 1993) para. 4.39

41 London Borough of Hounslow: Green Strategy (Leisure Services April 1992) London Borough of Hounslow: Draft Waterside Strategy (1993)

42 LPAC: London’s Environmental Quality Tibbalds Colbourne Karski Williams Munro (Sept 1993) (para. 4.15)

43 River Project in , is funded by the Countryside Commission, local authorities and the NRA.

44 Wandsworth Borough Council: Guidelines for the Thames Riverside in Wandsworth (1990)

45 Department of the Environment: London - Making the best better (1993)

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STATUTORY AND NON-STATUTORY BODIES All Party Heritage CommitteeAssociation of Garden Trusts London Planning Advisory Committee Association of London Authorities London Rivers Association Borough of Elmbridge London Wildlife Trust British Tourist Authority Members of Parliament British Waterways Board Metropolitan Public Gardens Association Civic Trust National Rivers Authority Common Ground Countryside Commission Port of London Authority Crown Commissioners Public Art Development Trust Department of the Environment Royal Academy Department of National Heritage Royal Borough of Kingston English Heritage Royal Botanic Gardens English Heritage Historic Landscapes Panel Royal Fine Art Commission English Nature Royal Parks English Tourist Board Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Garden History Society Manufactures & Commerce Georgian Group Sports Council Historic Royal Palaces County Council Inland Waterways Association Surrey Gardens Trust London Association Syon Park Ltd. London Borough of Hounslow Thames Festival London Borough of Richmond Victorian Society London Ecology Unit Vision for London London First West London Waterway Walks Project London Historic Parks and Gardens Trust Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust London Natural History Society World Wide Fund for Nature

LOCAL INTEREST GROUPS Aquarius Riverside Kew Society Brentford & Chiswick Local History Society Kingston Green Forum BTCV - Richmond Kingston Society Building Conservation Trust Kingston upon Thames Archaeological Society Butts Society Marble Hill Society Convener of Riverside Group Society Residents Association CPRE - London Branch Molesey Society East Molesey Conservation Area Advisory Committee NADFAS East Twickenham & Riverside Residents’ Association Gallery Residents’ Association Petersham Society Environment Trust for Richmond-upon-Thames Richmond Astronomical Society Friends of Bushy Park and Home Park Richmond Environment Centre Friends of Marble Hill and Orleans House Richmond Environment Trust Friends of Richmond Friends of the Earth Friends of Richmond in Europe Association Friends of Richmond Local History Society Friends of Richmond Museum Greater London Industrial Archaeology Society Richmond Parish Lands Charity Ham Amenities Group Richmond Reference Library Ham and Petersham Association Richmond Society Hampton & District Allotments/Gardens Association Richmond Tourist Office Hampton Court Action Group Richmond upon Thames Federation of Garden Societies Hampton Fuel Allotment Charity Richmond Voluntary Guides Association Richmond, Twickenham & Kingston Group of Hampton Residents’ Association LondonWildlife Trust Association Richmond-upon-Thames Arts Council Heritage of London Trust River Amenity Group User 9 Hounslow & District Local History Society River Thames Society Hounslow Association for Tourism Royal Society for the Protection of Birds - Richmond Hurst Park Residents Association Save Richmond Pool Action Group Isleworth Civic Trust St Margaret’s Residents Ground Isleworth Society St Margaret’s Estate Residents Association Steam Museum Strawberry Hill Residents’ Association

Thames Landscape Strategy: Appendix III I Surrey Gardens Trust Trust of St Margaret’s Ground Twickenham Local History Society Teddington Society Residents & Residents’ Association Twickenham Society Thames Ditton Conservation Area Advisory Committee Twickenham Town Committee Thames Heritage Trust York House Society Thames Salmon Trust

SPORTS CLUBS Albany Park & Sailing Club Ramblers Association: Richmond Aquarius Sailing Club Ramblers Association: West London Association of Thames Yacht Clubs Residential Boat Owners Association British Motor Yacht Club Richmond Canoe Club Cyclists Touring Club Richmond Yacht Club Ditton Skiff & Punting Club Elmbridge Canoe & Club Slalom Canoe Club Hammertons Ferry Sou’west Sailing Club Hampton Sailing Club Rowing Club Isleworth Canoe Club Tamesis Club Isleworth Explorers Boys Club Thames Explorer Trust Thames Motor Yacht Club Lensbury Sailing Club Thames Sailing Club London Corinthian Sailing Club Thames Wherry Trust London River Yacht Club Minima Yacht Club Twickenham Yacht Club Ramblers Association: Kingston Westel Canoe Club

EDUCATION & INFORMATION Architectural Association Greenwich University Kingston University Learning through Landscapes Trust Medway River Project Prince of Wales Institute of Architecture Richmond College River Thames Festival RSA

II Thames Landscape Strategy: Appendix III APPENDIX IV: PRINCIPAL ISSUES RAISED BY CONSULTATION

Some of the issues most frequently mentioned in consultation can be grouped under the following headings:

Conservation of the River Landscape Consultations revealed an overwhelming preoccupation with the future of the river landscape. It was acknowledged that London is constantly changing and adapting to new needs and pressures, but at the same time there is a concern that new development should respect its surroundings and contribute to the river landscape. New building heights, massing, uses and car parking were identified as particular problems.

Environmental Quality A number of issues were raised about environmental quality, in particular concerns about: • water quality; • noise pollution; • graffiti; • riverside litter; and • dog faeces.

Public Access The extent of public access along the Thames was much appreciated and among issues raised were suggestions for: • footpath way-marking and general signing policy; • riverside links to be made where paths are interrupted; • improved disabled access, particularly at locks; • re-instating river ferries; • additional steps and stairs for access to the foreshore; • separation of cyclists from pedestrians, where possible; and • visual access to important sites, where physical access is impractical.

Visual Access While there was concern to conserve areas of woodland and scrub-cover for wildlife and prevent the river edge from becoming too ‘neat’, there was general agreement that recent scrub encroachment is increasingly blocking views of: • the river from the towpath; • historic houses from the river; • avenues, landmarks and parkland; and • tidal meadows. It was suggested that selected tree-pruning, coppicing and vista clearance could re-open views without requiring extensive scrub clearance. The importance of distant views of the tree-covered Surrey Hills and Chilterns were also emphasised. Any clearance would need full consultation and explanation.

Nature Conservation Wildlife and areas of nature conservation interest have proved to be one of the most significant priorities in local concerns. In addition to support for conserving areas of nature conservation value, there were proactive suggestions for: • managing islands and river banks for wildfowl; • controlling fishing in areas heavily used by wildfowl; • conducting a comprehensive ecological evaluation of the intertidal areas; • enhancing river edges and flood protections for wildfowl; and • actively managing tidal meadows and grassland for botanical and entomological interest.

Recreation The river is well-used by a whole range of boat and sports clubs. Comments on specific sites and subjects have been helpful and more generally identified was the need for: • control of powered boat speeds on the river; • temporary public moorings; • the high demand and chronic shortage of boat storage areas; and • better and more regular access points to the river for water recreation.

Thames Landscape Strategy: Appendix IV I Historic Landscape Within the study area, there are a number of very well-informed local historians whose advice and comments to the Garden History Society have been invaluable in helping to draw up the Strategy. There has been widespread interest in the possibility of the Thames between Hampton and Kew being registered as a World Heritage area.

There have also been concerns about any idea of taking the landscape back to the 17th- or 18th-century layouts, particularly where the removal of later trees or scrub is involved. It was felt that, while we should respect our landscape heritage, contemporary uses and priorities need to be given full weight.

Working river There was strong and virtually unanimous support for the river to be kept tidal as far as Teddington and for every effort to be made to make it possible for existing boatyards to survive. Support for increased river transport and tourist boats was only qualified by concerns over powered craft speeds, bank erosion and pollution. Specific concerns to conserve surviving industrial areas and re-introduce transhipment and distribution facilities were raised in connection with the future of the river as a transport corridor.

Action People were very keen to see enhancements start taking place along the river and supported the ideas for a project officer and a community advisory group. There were additional suggestions for: • continued channels of information and exhibitions; • panels on site to explain work in progress; • encouragement of volunteer groups and specifically those on community service orders; and • integration with environmental education and schools programmes.

The Future A number of local interest groups on the edges of the study area made requests for the Strategy to be extended and stressed the advantage of a strategic overview which places individual planning applications in a wider context. There were specific suggestions for a linear conservation/planning area.

II Thames Landscape Strategy: Appendix IV KIM WILKIE ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN APPENDIX V: Kim Wilkie THAMES LANDSCAPE 34 Friars Stile Road Richmond TW10 6NE STRATEGY CONTACTS tel: 081 332 0304

COUNTRYSIDE COMMISSION THE ROYAL FINE ART COMMISSION Henrietta Buttery Sherban Cantacuzino Countryside Commission The Secretary 4th Floor The Royal Fine Art Commission 71 Kingsway 7 St. James’ Square ROYAL FINE ART COMMISSION Holborn London SW1Y 4JU London WC2B 6ST tel: 071 839 6537 tel: 071 831 3510

ENGLISH HERITAGE THE GARDEN GARDEN HISTORY SOCIETY Chris Sumner HISTORY SOCIETY Mavis Batey English Heritage West House Fortress House 151 Barrack Lane 23 Savile Row Aldwick London W1X 1AB PO21 4ED tel: 071 973 3777 tel: 0243 266755

ENGLISH NATURE NATIONAL RIVERS AUTHORITY David Bentley Richard Copas English Nature National Rivers Authority Room 801 Chancery House Kings Meadow House Chancery Lane Kings Meadow Road London WC2A 1SP Reading tel: 071 831 6922 Berks RG1 8DQ tel: 0734 5355565

LONDON ECOLOGY UNIT PORT OF LONDON AUTHORITY David Goode Michael Hill London Ecology Unit Port of London Authority Bedford House Devon House 125 Camden High Street 58-60 St Katherine’s Way London NW1 7JR London E1 9LB tel: 071 485 7562 tel: 071 265 2656

LONDON BOROUGH OF LONDON BOROUGH OF HOUNSLOW RICHMOND UPON THAMES Cathy Gallagher Jenny Pearce Directorate of Planning and Transport Directorate of Planning, Transport and London Borough of Hounslow Client Services Civic Centre London Borough of Richmond on Thames Lampton Road Civic Centre Hounslow TW3 4DN 44 York Street tel: 081 862 5984 Twickenham TW1 3BZ tel: 081 891 7313

ROYAL BOROUGH OF ELMBRIDGE BOROUGH COUNCIL KINGSTON UPON THAMES Clare Smith George Hunter Directorate of Planning and Environmental Directorate of Development Services Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Borough of Elmbridge Guildhall 2 Civic Centre Kingston upon Thames KT1 1EU High Street tel: 081 547 4705 Surrey KT10 9SD tel: 0372 474824

Thames Landscape Strategy: Appendix V 1 APPENDIX VI: SUMMARY LIST OF STRATEGIC POLICIES

THE CHARACTER OF THE LANDSCAPE

Policy LC 1: New development and new initiatives within the Strategy area should be judged against the paramount aim of conserving and enhancing the unique character of the Thames Landscape as defined in the Strategy.

Policy LC 2: Enhance the river as the central feature in the landscape, conserving its bends, islands and open spaces to define the distinct communities along its banks, and promoting the water and towpaths as a linear link between the separate villages. Manage trees and woodland on the aits and promote native tree-planting in island gardens and on the up- and downstream ends of developed aits.

Policy LC 3: Control building heights, open space and tree massing to conserve the drama of the relationship between Richmond Hill, the River and the Park.

Policy LC 4: Conserve and, where appropriate, re-instate the exceptional network of visual connections which has evolved over the last four centuries.

Policy LC 5: Identify, conserve and reveal the main landmarks of the area, with particular concern for the frame and backdrop to the view. Where appropriate, new developments should contribute fresh landmarks and foci to work with the existing urban pattern.

Policy LC 6: Conserve the distinct characters of the different waterfronts. New developments should be inspired by their context, complement the particular style, colours and materials of each waterfront and contribute to the public enjoyment of the river edge spaces. Wherever possible the established diversity of riverfront uses should be retained as part of a varied and vital community.

Policy LC 7: Restore or re-design small, municipal waterside parks to make the most of the river and enhance nature conservation interest. Encourage the involvement of local interest groups to create spaces they can use and enjoy.

Policy LC 8: Provide advice and assistance on private riparian garden tree planting, maintenance and bank treatments, and control housing heights and set backs to minimise intrusion into the river landscape and retain the sense of rural green space and wildlife interest between and through towns.

Policy LC 9: Conserve domestic and club boathouses along the river, with advice, grant aid and controls commensurate with the Thames Area of Special Character. Encourage the inclusion of new boathouses in future riverside re-developments.

Policy LC 10: Wherever possible help to conserve the boatyards as viable enterprises which contribute greatly to the activity, character and use of the river. Discourage replacement by large scale, non-river-related developments, but seek to retain as much of the scale and water-oriented uses as possible where re-development becomes inevitable.

Policy LC 11: Conserve the communities of houseboats along the river, regulated by pollution, servicing and parking controls commensurate with the Thames Area of Special Character.

Policy LC 12: Regulate mooring to numbers and locations where they do not detract from the character of the river or intrude into historic vistas. Encourage the re-use of redundant basins off the main channel for marinas and river-related activities.

Policy LC 13: Retain the Thames as a tidal river as far as , conserving and where possible re-instating floodable areas in the floodplain, both in tidal and non-tidal stretches.

Policy LC 14: Maintain banks in a safe and serviceable state, while at the same time consulting with the NRA, English Nature, LEU and LWT to achieve methods of protection which are attractive to wildlife and river users. Control boat speeds to minimise erosion problems and prevent any new buildings from encroaching into the river channel.

Thames Landscape Strategy: Appendix VI I Policy LC 15: Conserve the locks, bridges and river structures along the river, maintaining them in good repair, free of graffiti and, where appropriate, improving paint and lighting design.

Policy LC 16: Guide re-development of the major utility sites to make the most of the amenity, river-related recreation and nature conservation potential. Development should be informed and inspired by the critical role these spaces play in the river environment, the urban structure and the surrounding landscape character.

Policy LC 17: Conserve and re-instate industrial waterfronts where possible. Guide any re-development of large scale industrial sites to complement the scale, character and urban structure of the surrounding waterfronts and make the most of the amenity, river-related recreation and nature conservation potential. New vistas and access routes should be incorporated into redevelopment.

Policy LC 18: Guide re-development of built recreation sites to complement the scale, character and urban structure of the surrounding waterfronts and make the most of the amenity, river-related recreation and nature conservation potential. New vistas and access routes should be incorporated into redevelopment.

Policy LC 19: Conserve and emphasise the contrasting character of the rural and urban riverside paths, while having regard to the needs of people with mobility difficulties. Design and maintain surfaces, lighting, signing, fascias, notices, fencing, benches and bins to complement the character of each path and reveal glimpses of the river and wider landscape where views are becoming obscured by recent scrub growth.

Policy LC 20: Conserve the unique river edge of continuous pedestrian public access, restricting vehicles and wherever possible removing car parking from the waterside. Consider the needs of people with mobility difficulties and the provision of alternative parking where necessary.

THE NATURAL LANDSCAPE

Policy NL 1: Maintain salmonid fish passes through weirs and construct further non-salmonid fish passes to assist fish migration. Seek to minimise the discharge of untreated storm water into the river.

Policy NL 2: Prevent the loss of any further island habitat to development. Maintain islands as quiet refuges, particularly for nesting birds. Where appropriate, encourage natural woodland regeneration and enhance river edges for habitat diversity.

Policy NL 3: Take opportunities, now that the Thames Barrier has reduced the risk of serious flooding, to adapt the artificial embankment to allow the foreshore and a more natural edge to evolve, providing this does not prejudice recreation potential. Prevent built development from encroaching into the river channel. Conduct a comprehensive ecological evaluation of intertidal areas to determine management procedures and potential for public access.

Policy NL 4: Construct the banks with materials which accommodate plants. Actively manage the plant and tree growth on a rotational basis to provide both a mosaic of sun and shade for plants, roosting and breeding places for birds, and attractive river banks for people enjoying the river.

Policy NL 5: Manage the towpath edges to ensure a variety of valuable habitats. Where appropriate, manage encroaching scrub on a rotational basis to maintain open areas, cutting grass and other low vegetation annually and removing all the cut material.

Policy NL:6: Create new habitats along the Thames tributaries and channels to provide an improved wildlife corridor. Build fish passes into the weirs on the tributaries to assist fish to reach quieter stretches.

Policy NL 7: Manage significant grassland habitats with a traditional regime of grazing or hay cut, with no fertilisers or herbicides, to maintain or improve their diversity. Control the spread of scrub and bracken to conserve and enhance the nature conservation interest of the habitat.

II Thames Landscape Strategy: Appendix VI Policy NL 8: Create new pollards and manage the woodlands and scrub to provide diversity of age and structure, conserving and enhancing nature conservation interest. Where practical, conserve dead/dying standing and fallen trees as dead wood habitat.

Policy NL 9: Manage the wetlands by keeping trees and scrub to a minimum to allow sunlight on to the water and edges, and where appropriate, maintain by grazing or cutting the wet grassland. Restore old wetland systems and take opportunities to create new wetlands where appropriate, with the aim of conserving and enhancing the nature conservation interest of the habitat.

Policy NL 10: Conserve, improve and create green links for the benefit of nature conservation, making existing green areas such as sports pitches more attractive to wildlife.

Policy NL 11: Assist people in enjoying places of nature conservation importance by providing appropriate visual or physical access arrangements, except where it would prove detrimental to the nature conservation interest.

Policy NL 12: Encourage community involvement and action for conservation at all levels.

Policy NL 13: Encourage schools to make good use of local nature conservation sites and their own school grounds. Promote environmental education, particularly through interpretation of the natural landscape. Provide on- and off-site information about current management initiatives.

Policy NL 14: Strongly resist development, management or change of use which could damage or destroy the nature conservation importance of SSSIs, SoMIs, SoBIs, LNRs and other identified Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation. Encourage both management which promotes the conservation and enhancement of wildlife wherever possible, and proposals to increase the number, size and diversity of sites of nature conservation importance.

THE RECREATION LANDSCAPE

Policy RL 1: Conserve and enhance the riverside spaces for people to sit, watch and sunbathe. Encourage riverside cafes, pubs and restaurants in the built waterfronts.

Policy RL 2: Identify areas where fishing is not in conflict with nature conservation; attempt to educate fishermen about river edge management issues and involve local fishing clubs in the maintenance of the banks and steps.

Policy RL 3: Way-mark and promote the walks identified by the London Walking Forum, the and the West London Waterway Walks Project, making new links to encourage local circular walks in line with English Nature guidelines. Sign routes from town centres to the river. Encourage the re-instatement of old ferry connections, where interested operators can be found.

Policy RL 4: Integrate jogging routes into path circuits, where appropriate including discreet distance markers and exercise stations.

Policy RL 5: Clarify and where possible separate cycling and pedestrian paths, and where appropriate, encourage considerate dual use, promoting a co-ordinated cycle network.

Policy RL 6: Work with local riding clubs to mark and maintain the bridleway network.

Policy RL 7: Promote a high quality of provision for children’s use of the riverside, with an eye to special play areas, education facilities and interpretation. Review safety provisions along the river’s edge, while still conserving the existing character of waterfronts.

Policy RL 8: Encourage dog-owners to be considerate of other riverside users by providing appropriately located faeces bins away from the river’s edge, making clear where leashes should be used and extending dog-free areas.

Thames Landscape Strategy: Appendix VI III Policy RL 9: Keep new tennis courts back from the river’s edge and where possible relocate existing riverside courts away from the water.

Policy RL 10: Enhance the nature conservation habitats and, where compatible with play, re-instate the historic landscape structure on golf courses in historic parkland.

Policy RL 11: Encourage rowers, scullers, punters, canoeists and sailing clubs to continue using the Thames, consulting and, where practical, involving clubs in river edge management programmes. Retain existing boat storage and repair facilities where possible and promote the provision of boat storage in re-developments along the river edge.

Policy RL 12: Promote the use of skiffs for visitors to enjoy the river in a peaceful way, explaining more effectively the protocol of river usage.

Policy RL 13: Control and police speed boat usage and speeds more strictly in the interests of other river users, nature conservation and bank erosion.

Policy RL 14: Control mooring location and density and encourage off-channel marinas, balanced with nature conservation interests.

Policy RL 15: Continue to warn swimmers about the hazards of the river, and continue to make strenuous efforts to ensure that the water quality of the Thames is improved.

Policy RL 16: Promote a programme of joint marketing and information between the main park, villa and palace tourist facilities along the river. Integrate the programme with riverside museums, galleries and theatres and with pubs, cafes and restaurants.

Policy RL 17: Promote special events and activities along the river, in consultation with the Thames Festival initiative and local interest groups.

Policy RL 18: Promote river tourist transport services, improving publicity, where appropriate re-building piers and jetties to increase access, and linking services into the existing public transport and car parking network. Control tourist boat noise and wash levels to minimise the impact on river banks.

IV Thames Landscape Strategy: Appendix VI Thames Landscape Strategy: Appendix VI I II Thames Landscape Strategy: Appendix VI Thames Landscape Strategy: Appendix VI III