Protection of Disused Rail Routes
Policy RE7
Development proposals along the line of
a disused railway will not be permitted if the use of the route for
recreational purposes or the reopening of the railway are
prejudiced.
4.54 Several disused railway lines are located
within the District. Some of them offer potential either for
reopening as recreational railway routes or as elements of the
rights of way network. They represent a significant resource which
should be protected. There are, however, several sections in use as
employment land or allocated for employment use. On some of these
sites it will be possible by careful design to safeguard the line
of the railway for future reopening or to provide a route through
the development by linking rights of way along the track bed.
