Support

Representation ID: 6694

Received: 14/09/2021

Respondent: The British Horse Society

I note that the Infrastructure delivery plan will be prepared at a later date. I assume that “infrastructure of all kinds” includes green infrastructure and multiuser routes.

The Society would be happy to assist in the development of that plan and would suggest that the Hampshire document referred to above may be relevant … to repeat my previous comment:

Although produced for another county, ‘Equestrians in Hampshire – a reference guide for Transport, Planners, Developers and other decision makers’ published by Hampshire Countryside Access Forum with support from Hampshire County Council and the BHS has been widely circulated beyond Hampshire, sparking interest from other authorities outside the county. We would like to work with you to create a similar document for Bedford Borough so that any proposed new bridleways, when implemented, will restore connectivity within the wider rights of way network in a way that will benefit all users, including equestrians.