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Draft Management Plan Pdf Showing Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Public consultation DRAFT Management Plan 202015-20205 SeptemberFebruary 20169 Wye Valley AONB Office Hadnock Road Monmouth NP25 3NG Public consultation DRAFT Wye Valley AONB Management Plan 202015-20205 . Map 1: Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Boundary Public consultation DRAFT Wye Valley AONB Management Plan 202015-20205 . Foreword Lord Gardiner of Kimble Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Rural Affairs and Biosecurity Hannah Blythyn AM Deputy Minister for Housing and Local Government, Welsh Government Chairperson Wye Valley AONB Joint Advisory Committee Public consultation DRAFT Wye Valley AONB Management Plan 202015-20205 . Declaration This Management Plan was produced and adopted by the Wye Valley AONB Joint Advisory Committee on behalf of the four local authorities, under the Countryside and Rights of Way (CRoW) Act 2000: (signature) Chairman Wye Valley AONB JAC Councillor (signature) Cabinet Member for Environment, Forest of Dean District Council (signature) Commissioning Director – Communities and Infrastructure, Gloucestershire County Council Councillor (signature) Cabinet Member, Economic Development and Community Services, Herefordshire Council Councillor (signature) Cabinet Member, MonLife Environment, Public Services & Housing, Monmouthshire County Council (signature) Area Manager, Natural England (South Mercia) (signature) Regional Director South and East Region, Natural Resources Wales Public consultation DRAFT Wye Valley AONB Management Plan 202015-20205 . CONTENTS Map 1: Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Foreword Declaration Part 1 Context ........................................................................................................... 1 1. Introduction ........................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Purpose of the AONB Management Plan .................................................. 1 1.2 AONB designation ..................................................................................... 3 1.3 What is Natural Beauty? ............................................................................ 4 2. Statement of Significance and Vision ............................................................... 5 2.1 Statement of Significance for the Wye Valley AONB .............................. 5 2.2 The Vision for the Wye Valley AONB ..................................................... 9 3. Managing Change ............................................................................................ 10 3.1 Introduction .............................................................................................. 10 3.2 Forces for Change .................................................................................... 10 3.3 Changes since designation ....................................................................... 17 4. Guiding Principles for the Plan ........................................................................ 19 4.1 Sustainable development ......................................................................... 19 4.2 Natural Capital ........................................................................................ 21 4.3 Ecosystem services .................................................................................. 22 Table 1: Ecosystem Services (MEA, 2005) ................................................... 23 4.4 Landscape approach ............................................................................. 2324 4.5 The setting of the AONB ......................................................................... 25 5. Management of the Wye Valley AONB ...................................................... 2526 5.1 AONBs in the Wider World ................................................................ 2526 5.2 International protected area policy ........................................................... 26 5.3 AONB Family and network ..................................................................... 28 5.4 Responsibility for the AONB ................................................................... 29 5.5 Management and Governance of the Wye Valley AONB ....................... 32 6. Overview of the AONB ................................................................................... 33 6.1 Introduction .............................................................................................. 33 6.2 The Landscape Character of the AONB .................................................. 33 Table 2: Wye Valley AONB Landscape Management Zones and Features .. 35 6.3 The State of the AONB Report ................................................................ 42 6.4 Statistics for the AONB ........................................................................... 43 Table 3: Land types in the Wye Valley AONB ............................................. 44 Table 4: Broad Habitat types in the Wye Valley AONB ............................... 44 Table 5: Priority Habitat on English side of AONB ...................................... 46 Table 6: Condition of Priority Habitats in England ....................................... 46 Table 7: AONB land use and cropping in England ........................................ 46 Table 8: Special Qualities of the Wye Valley AONB .................................... 48 Table 9: ACTIVITIES & PRESSURES in the Wye Valley AONB .............. 59 Part 2 Strategy ........................................................................................................ 70 7. Introduction ...................................................................................................... 70 7.1 Themes and aims ...................................................................................... 70 7.2 Structure of the Strategy .......................................................................... 71 7.3 Interpretation of Strategic Objectives ...................................................... 72 Theme 1 ................................................................................................................... 73 Public consultation DRAFT Wye Valley AONB Management Plan 202015-20205 . 8. Our Unique Landscape – conserved & enhanced ............................................ 73 8.1 Landscape .................................................................................................... 73 8.2 Biodiversity .................................................................................................. 75 8.3 Geodiversity ................................................................................................. 79 8.4 Historic Environment .................................................................................. 80 8.5 Farming ........................................................................................................ 81 8.6 Woodland, Trees and Forestry ..................................................................... 84 Theme 2 ................................................................................................................... 88 9. Development & Transport – planning and protection ..................................... 88 9.1 Development ................................................................................................ 88 9.2 Minerals ....................................................................................................... 92 9.3 Utilities, Public Services and Renewable Energy ........................................ 93 9.4 Transportation .............................................................................................. 95 Theme 3 ................................................................................................................... 98 10 Vital Communities - living & working in the AONB...................................... 98 10.1 Community Development ............................................................................ 98 10.2 Economy and Rural Regeneration ............................................................. 100 Theme 4 ................................................................................................................. 102 11. Enjoying the AONB - sustainable tourism, recreation and appreciation ... 102 11.1 Sustainable Tourism ................................................................................... 102 11.2 Recreation & Access .................................................................................. 105 11.3 Understanding and Appreciation ............................................................... 108 Theme 5 ................................................................................................................. 109 12 Achieving together – effective management of the AONB ........................... 109 12.1 Partnership, Management and Governance ............................................... 109 12.2 A Charter for Residents and Visitors ......................................................... 112 13. Monitoring & Metrics ................................................................................ 115 Appendix I ............................................................................................................. 117 Joint Advisory Committee ..................................................................................... 117 Appendix II ............................................................................................................ 118 Acronyms and Abbreviations
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