Broads Authority

  • Calls grow for residential boaters to be recognised in housing and planning policy

    Calls grow for residential boaters to be recognised in housing and planning policy

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    Thousands of people make their homes on Britain’s canals and rivers, but many residential boaters say they face mounting barriers to healthcare, basic services and legal security, with campaigners warning that unclear rights and patchy recognition are leaving a significant community exposed. PRESSURE is growing on ministers to confront what campaigners describe as a blind…

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  • NAVIGATION CHARGES on the Broads welcomed by IWA

    NAVIGATION CHARGES on the Broads welcomed by IWA

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    The Broads Authority has invited public comment on proposals for a below-inflation increase in boat tolls for 2026/27, alongside planned investment in navigation improvements across the Broads. Under the proposal, boat tolls would rise by 2.5%, despite a continuing decline in boat numbers. The authority says this has been made possible following recognition by Defra…

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