To note comments received in relation to the draft policy statement and adopt the revised statement as the basis for responding to proposals advanced in relation to the rivers Wye and Lugg, in particular by the Environment Agency in relation to their implementation of the Wye Waterway Plan.

THAT the revisions to the Policy Statement for the Use of the Rivers Wye and Lugg be approved and the document be adopted as policy to promote partnership working with relevant organisations.

The policy statement will enable Herefordshire Council to work more effectively with its partners and other organisations to promote uses for the Rivers Wye and Lugg that are sustainable and benefit local communities and the wider public.  

No specific or strategic options are provided, although it will be possible to determine which amendments to the report should or should not be adopted, or to request further consideration be given to the inclusion of matters where changes are not proposed.