Policy and planningPolicy & planning
There are many rules and plans which help people to decide the best ways to look after the landscape and which influence planning issues.
The High Weald AONB Management Plan is the most important of these. Using this, and other policies, we can help people to make better decisions about the AONB .
Many of these policies are used by the local authorities, who as the elected authority take decisions using this additional evidence and guidance.
What do we mean by landscape? Landscape is a very complicated idea. It is more than scenery, or views or just the land. The legislation for AONB's has never defined what it means by landscape or natural beauty, but their are two... Read more |
High Weald Management PlanAll AONB's have to have a management plan, a statutory (legal) requirement set by the CRoW Act. The High Weald JAC has prepared the current Plan on behalf of all the local authorities in the High Wea... Read more |
Planning issues We are always interested in learning about planning issues in the High Weald, and the AONB is affected by many planning applications every year, as well as the preparation of local development framewo... Read more |
A legal duty of regardAll public bodies have a legal duty to consider natural beauty. This is required under Section 85 of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000. Section 85 requires that all public bodies such as C... Read more |
National policyNational and Regional policy for AONB's set the top level 'rules' for what can and can't be done in an AONB. The most important of these are: The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 The Europe... Read more |
Planning ProtocolsPlanning Protocols Protocols are agreements between the High Weald Joint Advisory Committee and other stakeholders. The protocols for planning say when and how the High Weald AONB Unit will engage w... Read more |
