Ashby Canal Transfer Consultation May to June 2019 Summary of Results

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LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL Ashby Canal Transfer Consultation May to June 2019 Summary of Results Thank you for your views. There were 143 responses in total. In giving views on the statement: “Leicestershire County Council should apply to Government to transfer to the Ashby Canal Association the land and powers, acquired under the Transport and Works Act, to restore the Ashby Canal from Snarestone to Measham”: • 95% Strongly agreed (136) • 3% Tended to agree (4) • 1% Neither agreed nor disagreed (1) • 1% Strongly disagreed (2) In response to the question: “Do you have any alternative suggestions you believe the county council should pursue to deliver the restoration of the Ashby Canal from Snarestone to Measham?”: • 8% said Yes (11) • 92% said No (129) The only completely alternative suggestion was that the Council should continue to take the lead role in restoring the canal as a long-term commitment. The majority of the alternative suggestions for restoring this section of canal could continue to be explored after transfer to the ACA. These included: • Seek funding from HS2: which the Council are already seeking to do • Transfer to a partnership of organisations working alongside ACA: no other partners have come forward to express any interest in taking on the canal. The ACA already work closely with others, such as the Ashby Canal Trust, District Councils, the Canal and River Trust and the Inland Waterways Association. • Involving community members more: it is hoped that transfer to the ACA as a community organisation will enable more of the community to get involved. The next step planned is to report to Cabinet on 13 September 2019 recommending the Council applies to DEFRA to transfer the TWAO and if successful seeks to agree terms to transfer the land and powers to restore the canal between Snarestone and Measham, as proposed. .

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