{"id":12601,"date":"2018-10-13T13:21:50","date_gmt":"2018-10-13T13:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/examchum.uk\/?p=12601"},"modified":"2018-10-17T21:55:56","modified_gmt":"2018-10-17T21:55:56","slug":"area-of-outstanding-natural-beauty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/examchum.uk\/landscape-architecture\/area-of-outstanding-natural-beauty\/","title":{"rendered":"What is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)?"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]An\u00a0Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty<\/b>\u00a0(AONB<\/b>) is an area of\u00a0countryside\u00a0in\u00a0England,\u00a0Wales\u00a0or\u00a0Northern Ireland\u00a0which has been designated for\u00a0conservation\u00a0due to its significant landscape value. Areas are designated in recognition of their national importance, by the relevant public body:\u00a0Natural England,\u00a0Natural Resources Wales, or the\u00a0Northern Ireland Environment Agency.<\/p>\n

Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty enjoy levels of protection from development similar to those of UK\u00a0national parks, but unlike with national parks the responsible bodies do not have their own\u00a0planning powers. They also differ from national parks in their more limited opportunities for extensive outdoor recreation.<\/p>\n

AONBs in\u00a0England and Wales\u00a0were originally created under the same legislation as the\u00a0national parks, the\u00a0National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949. Unlike AONBs, national parks have special legal powers to prevent unsympathetic development. AONBs in general remain the responsibility of their local authorities by means of special committees which include members appointed by the Minister and by parishes, and only very limited statutory duties were imposed on local authorities within an AONB by the original 1949 Act. However, further regulation and protection of AONBs in\u00a0England and Wales\u00a0was added by the\u00a0Countryside and Rights of Way (CRoW) Act 2000, under which new designations are now made,\u00a0and the Government has recently in the\u00a0National Planning Policy Framework\u00a0(March 2012) stated that AONBs and national parks have equal status when it comes to planning decisions on landscape issues. Two of the AONBs (the Cotswolds and the Chilterns), which extend into a large number of local authority areas, have their own statutory bodies, known as Conservation Boards.<\/p>\n

All English and Welsh AONBs have a dedicated AONB officer and other staff. As required by the CRoW Act, each AONB has a management plan that sets out the characteristics and special qualities of the landscape and how they will be conserved and enhanced. The AONBs are collectively represented by the National Association for AONBs, an independent organization acting on behalf of AONBs and their partners.<\/p>\n

In place of\u00a0 an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Scotland uses the similar\u00a0national scenic area\u00a0designation.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

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