Our Approach

To ensure that sustainability in its widest sense lies at the heart of our project, we have adopted a Regeneration Charter which is founded on the three inter-related themes of;

• People – change will only succeed if we have the support of local communities, which can only be obtained if people believe that our ideas will contribute to improving the area they live and work in. That is why we try and talk with people throughout the planning, design and implementation stages of our projects. Have a look at ‘Making Waves’ in our project section to find out more.

• Planet – with energy costs rising and global warming well under way, our proposals must try and be as environmentally sound as possible. This must include not only buildings but everyday needs such as energy generation and dealing with rain water to avoid flooding.

• Places – it is the special qualities of each place that help shape its identity, not just landmark buildings. We are lucky because the Canal has these special qualities in abundance. After all, it is a Scheduled Ancient Monument; it is recognised as an important wildlife and landscape corridor; and its towpath is an important leisure and recreation resource, providing opportunities for boating, walking, cycling and angling. Our ideas must build on this uniqueness to make the Canal as attractive as possible to as many people as possible.

A copy of the Charter can be downloaded here.

To kick start these regeneration efforts, the City Council also prepared and approved a Local Development Strategy, a planning framework that will help us co-ordinate and channel development activity along the Canal over the coming years.

To download a copy of the LDS, click here

The Partnership also encourages continuous improvement in all of its activities. Any questions about the Charter or any contributions about its effectiveness and content should therefore be addressed to the ISIS Regeneration Director – Mike Finkill mike.finkill@isis.gb.com