APPENDIX 1 ISLE OF WIGHT AREA OF OUTSTANDING NATURAL BEAUTY MANAGEMENT PLAN 2019 ‐ 2024 D - 6 1. THE ISLE OF WIGHT AREA OF OUSTANDING NATURAL BEAUTY .................................................................................................... 5 2. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE ...................................................................................................................................................... 6 3. BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT (ABOUT THE PLAN) ........................................................................................................................ 7 3.1 INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT ................................................................................................................................................................... 7 3.2 WHAT IS AN AREA OF OUTSTANDING NATURAL BEAUTY? ........................................................................................................................... 7 3.3 PURPOSE OF THE DESIGNATION ........................................................................................................................................................... 7 3.4 STATUTORY DUTIES FOR MANAGING AN AONB ..................................................................................................................................... 8 3.5 ISLE OF WIGHT AONB ....................................................................................................................................................................... 8 3.6 ISLE OF WIGHT AONB PARTNERSHIP .................................................................................................................................................... 8 3.7 AONB UNIT .................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 3.8 THIS AONB MANAGEMENT PLAN ....................................................................................................................................................... 9 3.9 ISLE OF WIGHT AONB ‐ THE ISLAND CONTEXT ................................................................................................................................ 12 3.10 ADAPTING TO THE INFLUENCE OF CLIMATE CHANGE ................................................................................................................................ 15 3.11 WHAT WIGHT AONB GIVES US (TAKING AN ECOSYSTEM APPROACH) ....................................................................................................... 16 3.12 STRUCTURE OF THE AONB MANAGEMENT PLAN .................................................................................................................................. 18 3.13 OVERARCHING OBJECTIVES FOR ISLE OF WIGHT AONB ............................................................................................................... 19 4. THE PROTECTED LANDSCAPES AND COASTAL AREAS OF WIGHT AONB ...................................................................................... 20 4.1 ISLE OF WIGHT AONB LANDSCAPE .................................................................................................................................................... 20 4.2 MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS AND FORCES FOR CHANGE ................................................................................................................... 21 4.3 MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS/FORCES FOR CHANGE ........................................................................................................................ 26 4.4 SUSTAINING THE LANDSCAPE ............................................................................................................................................................. 29 4.5 POLICIES FOR PROTECTED LANDSCAPES AND COASTAL AREAS OF WIGHT AONB .......................................................................... 30 4.6 PRIORITIES FOR DELIVERY .................................................................................................................................................................. 30 5. GEOLOGY AND GEOMORPHOLOGY ............................................................................................................................................ 31 5.1 KEY FACTS & FIGURES ...................................................................................................................................................................... 32 5.2 SUSTAINING THE LANDSCAPE ............................................................................................................................................................. 33 5.3 MANAGEMENT INFLUENCES/FORCES FOR CHANGE ................................................................................................................................ 34 5.4 POLICIES FOR GEOLOGY AND GEOMORPHOLOGY ..................................................................................................................... 35 5.5 PRIORITIES FOR DELIVERY .................................................................................................................................................................. 35 6. MINERALS AND SOILS ................................................................................................................................................................. 36 6.1 MINERALS ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 36 6.2 SOILS ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 36 6.3 KEY FACTS & FIGURES ...................................................................................................................................................................... 37 6.4 SUSTAINING THE LANDSCAPE ............................................................................................................................................................. 38 6.5 KEY MANAGEMENT INFLUENCES (FORCES FOR CHANGE) ........................................................................................................................ 39 6.6 POLICIES FOR MINERALS AND SOILS .................................................................................................................................................... 39 6.7 PRIORITIES FOR DELIVERY .................................................................................................................................................................. 39 7. AIR AND WATER ......................................................................................................................................................................... 40 7.1 AIR .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 40 7.2 WATER........................................................................................................................................................................................ 40 7.3 KEY FACTS & FIGURES ...................................................................................................................................................................... 41 7.4 SUSTAINING THE LANDSCAPE .................................................................................................................................................... 41 7.5 KEY MANAGEMENT INFLUENCES (FORCES FOR CHANGE) .......................................................................................................... 43 7.6 POLICIES FOR AIR AND WATER ................................................................................................................................................... 46 8. WILDLIFE .................................................................................................................................................................................... 47 8.1 KEY FACTS & FIGURES ...................................................................................................................................................................... 48 8.2 SUSTAINING THE LANDSCAPE ............................................................................................................................................................. 50 8.3 KEY MANAGEMENT INFLUENCES (FORCES FOR CHANGE) ........................................................................................................................ 51 8.4 POLICIES FOR WILDLIFE ..................................................................................................................................................................... 53 9. FARMING .................................................................................................................................................................................... 54 D - 7 9.2 KEY MANAGEMENT INFLUENCES (FORCES FOR CHANGE) .......................................................................................................... 58 9.3 POLICIES FOR FARMING .................................................................................................................................................................... 59