Hereford & District Angling Assoc Submit Plans for 28 Fishing Platforms on River Wye

[Hereford Voice]

Hereford & District Angling Association have submitted a planning application for the proposed construction of 28 fishing platforms along the banks of the River Wye, west of New Bridge in Hereford.

Above is a map detailing the proposed locations for the fishing platforms.

Above is a photograph of an existing fishing platform already in situ along the riverbank.

Ecological Appraisal 

The proposed work at Belmont will involve installing 28 new timber fishing platforms on the banks of the River Wye (SAC). Minimal vegetation management will be required to create an access route to the pegs.

No trees will be removed as part of the works.

The ecological appraisal was undertaken on behalf of the Hereford & District Angling Association to give an outline of the ecological receptors on site and identify and protect species or habitat constraints.

Full appraisal attached.

 

BiodivRpt_2.pdf

[M. Preece]

This is a good idea, I think they need to check the existing platforms before installing any news ones. They need to add some sort of grip to the surface because they are very very slippery from my experience if they have the slightest amount of water on them.

[megilleland]

Chicken wire mesh tacked to the platform should provide a non-slip surface.