The Wey & Arun Canal Restoration Implementation Strategy

The Strategy is an independent report produced by Atkins, the international consultancy, in 2006-7. Atkins were asked to develop a strategy for the complete restoration of the Wey & Arun Canal, from the following points of view:

• Engineering
• Navigation
• Water Resources
• Environmental
• Social and Economic

The report was commissioned by a group bringing together all the local authorities along the route of the canal, plus other interested organisations. The stakeholders who gave financial support were:

• South East England Development Agency (SEEDA)
• Surrey County Council
• West Sussex County Council
• Chichester District Council
• Guildford Borough Council
• Horsham District Council
• Waverley Borough Council
• The Environment Agency
• Inland Waterways Association (IWA)
• The Wey & Arun Canal Trust

In preparing the report, Atkins also consulted Natural England (which includes the former English Nature) and the Surrey and Sussex Wildlife Trusts.

The report is not a policy statement by the Wey & Arun Canal Trust and is not necessarily endorsed by any of the stakeholders.

With permission from Atkins, the Implementation Plan, which is a summary of the complete report, is available here for download. By downloading the Implementation Plan, you acknowledge that you understand that the document is the property of WS Atkins Ltd and that you will respect the copyright statement included in the document.

The full report is too large to put on the website - if you would like a copy on CD (consisting of a number of documents in PDF format), please send a cheque for £11.75 (£10 plus VAT, UK postage and packing included), payable to the Wey & Arun Canal Trust, to the Trust office. The Trust will not be distributing printed copies - a local print shop should be able to produce high-quality printouts from the material on the CD.