Planning Group

In March 2004 Planning staff working in South West Protected Landscapes came together for the first time to exchange practice and consider joint working activities.

A CD-ROM was produced and circulated capturing learning from the day and linking to a range of good practice case studies around the region.

• Working with Planning - A good practice guide

Next Meeting: September 17th 2009 tbc

Papers:

• Notes Co-ordination meeting sept 08

AONB/NPA Management Plan Overview

By The end of March 2009 the majority of the regions AONBs/NPAs will have completed review processes of their Management Plans. SWPL is developing a regional summary of management plan content/ priorities as a searchable database on this website. A regional overview will help rasie awareness of Managment Plan ambitions and identify key collaborations for delivery of regional environmental and cultural priorities.

• Summary draft summary spreadsheet of AONB/NP current management plans(for comment by June 24th)
• Regional overview intro (draft 1 for comment)
• Regional Overview top actions from AONB/NP Plans (draft 1 for comment)
• AONB/NP regional commitments (draft1 for comment)

COMMENTS ON REGIONAL OVERVIEW by July 10th.

Equestrian Development - Impacts and Management in Protected Landscapes

SWPL is working with partners to develop good practice guidance for equestrian development in Protected Areas. A Task & Finish Group has been established and will meet through the spring and summer. We are aiming to produce a regional summary of guidance and supporting inof for a numver of Protected Areas by autumn 2009.

• Notes   First meeting T&F group May 5th 09
• Workshop notes Summer 2008

Regional Spatial Strategy

• SWPLF Response - FINAL

• Secretary of State Proposed changes
• Panel report Jan 08

• Final SWPLF representation to EiP of Draft SW RSS.

Recent papers

• Strategies   A summary with links of all key regional strategies, plans and programmes. Produced by SWPL last updated November 2007. Useful for scoping reports.

• Notes Dec 07 meeting on LDF's

Environmental Capacity

• SW REN Background Paper Env Limits paper
• East Of England discussion paper

Renewables & Climate Change

• North Wessex Downs AONB commissioned LUC to look at landscape sensitivites and constraints for wind turbine development in the AONB - Link to download
• Adapting to climate change - A checklist for developers Link

Useful Links

• ODPM planning
• Planning Portal
• GOSW - Regional Planning
• SW RA - Planning

Questionnaire

A questionnaire was sent out in January 2004 to all SW AONBs to identify current practice with respect to the planning process.

• Planning questionnaire results
• Summary of results

Community Planning

The Forum is working to encourage AONBs to engage with Community Planning processes. A report on the relationship between community planning and AONB management planning was produced in early 2003.

• Report