SPPS Strategic Planning Policy Statement Edition 2 (December 2025)·Page 105
Disused Transport Routes
LDPs should identify and safeguard disused transport routes such as former railway lines and canals for potential future transport re-use, or alternatively protect them for recreational, nature conservation, or tourism purposes.
LDPs should identify and safeguard disused transport routes such as former railway lines and canals where there is a reasonable prospect of re-use for future transport purposes. Where this is not the case, consideration should be given as to whether protection should be afforded through the Plan for alternative purposes such as a recreational, nature conservation or tourism related use.
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