PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Inland Waterways: Kent (16 May 2019)

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 February 2019 to Question 220196 on Inland waterways, whether a public right of navigation is in place along the Kentish Stour between Canterbury and Fordwich.

Asked by:
Rosie Duffield (Independent)

There is no navigation authority with jurisdiction over the Kentish Stour between Canterbury and Fordwich. Rights of navigation in this stretch are subject to navigation agreements between riparian landowners and those wishing to navigate the waterway. The Department does not hold information on individual navigation agreements.

Answered by:
Dr Thérèse Coffey (Conservative)
21 May 2019