LCA cover 09:Layout 1 14/7/09 15:31 Page 1 LANDSCAPE CHARACTER ASSESSMENT NORTH NORFOLK Local Development Framework Landscape Character Assessment Supplementary Planning Document www.northnorfolk.org June 2009 North Norfolk District Council Planning Policy Team Telephone: 01263 516318 E-Mail:
[email protected] Write to: Planning Policy Manager, North Norfolk District Council, Holt Road, Cromer, NR27 9EN www.northnorfolk.org/ldf All of the LDF Documents can be made available in Braille, audio, large print or in other languages. Please contact 01263 516318 to discuss your requirements. Cover Photo: Skelding Hill, Sheringham. Image courtesy of Alan Howard Professional Photography © North Norfolk Landscape Character Assessment Contents 1 Landscape Character Assessment 3 1.1 Introduction 3 1.2 What is Landscape Character Assessment? 5 2 North Norfolk Landscape Character Assessment 9 2.1 Methodology 9 2.2 Outputs from the Characterisation Stage 12 2.3 Outputs from the Making Judgements Stage 14 3 How to use the Landscape Character Assessment 19 3.1 User Guide 19 3.2 Landscape Character Assessment Map 21 Landscape Character Types 4 Rolling Open Farmland 23 4.1 Egmere, Barsham, Tatterford Area (ROF1) 33 4.2 Wells-next-the-Sea Area (ROF2) 34 4.3 Fakenham Area (ROF3) 35 4.4 Raynham Area (ROF4) 36 4.5 Sculthorpe Airfield Area (ROF5) 36 5 Tributary Farmland 39 5.1 Morston and Hindringham (TF1) 49 5.2 Snoring, Stibbard and Hindolveston (TF2) 50 5.3 Hempstead, Bodham, Aylmerton and Wickmere Area (TF3) 51 5.4 Roughton, Southrepps, Trunch