New Site: Burcott Road – in Hereford

Canal Trust Members may well recall that we own a section of the Canal line behind the new houses on Newtown Road running adjacent to Burcott Road, Hereford. This was secured as part of that housing development, and in 2010 we undertook some initial clearance there to tidy things up.

 

At the time we acquired the site there was a compound at each end, one by Widemarsh Canal Bridge and the other at the opposite end by the entrance to Tudors, just short of the new Farrier Way Canal Bridge that was built as part of the Hereford Retail Park development. These two sections were owned by Herefordshire Council and had various temporary structures on them and a right of way between them over our section of Canal.

 

As part of the developer contribution to the Canal on Newtown Road site the tenants of these compounds were relocated so that the sites could be cleared over the last couple of years prior to their transfer to us.

 

Earlier this summer, Herefordshire Council transferred both
of these blocks of land to the Canal Trust, so that we now
have a deliverable section of Canal within the City Centre.

 

We are currently in discussions with the Council and
Herefordshire Futures as to the most opportune timing
for the restoration of this section – watch this space …

 

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