{"id":13581,"date":"2019-04-18T22:31:29","date_gmt":"2019-04-18T22:31:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/examchum.uk\/?p=13581"},"modified":"2020-07-06T17:47:18","modified_gmt":"2020-07-06T17:47:18","slug":"natural-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/examchum.uk\/landscape-architecture\/natural-england\/","title":{"rendered":"What are Natural England&#8217;s main responsibilities?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<strong>Natural England<\/strong>&#8216;s main responsibilities can be summarised below. In general, Natural England focuses on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"app-c-topic-list__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/examchum.uk\/landscape-architecture\/area-of-outstanding-natural-beauty\/\">Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty<\/a> (AONBs): designation and management<\/li>\n<li class=\"app-c-topic-list__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/examchum.uk\/landscape-architecture\/european-landscape-convention\/\">European Landscape Convention<\/a>: guidelines for managing landscapes<\/li>\n<li class=\"app-c-topic-list__item\">Heritage coasts: protecting undeveloped coast<\/li>\n<li class=\"app-c-topic-list__item\">Heritage properties: prepare a heritage management plan<\/li>\n<li class=\"app-c-topic-list__item\">Landscape and seascape character assessments<\/li>\n<li class=\"app-c-topic-list__item\">National Character Area profiles: data for local decision making<\/li>\n<li class=\"app-c-topic-list__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/examchum.uk\/landscape-architecture\/national-park\/\">National Parks<\/a>: Natural England&#8217;s role<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)<\/h5>\n<p>Under the CROW Act, Natural England can make orders to designate <a href=\"https:\/\/examchum.uk\/landscape-architecture\/area-of-outstanding-natural-beauty\/\">Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty<\/a> (AONBs) or vary the boundaries of existing ones. These powers apply to England only.<\/p>\n<p>Natural England has the discretion to consider whether to assess and designate an area as an AONB. Natural England will prioritise proposals by considering if:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>evidence suggests the land might meet the natural beauty criterion<\/li>\n<li>there\u2019s local authority agreement that designation is appropriate<\/li>\n<li>it has the available resource to evaluate the proposal<\/li>\n<li>it\u2019s more important than other corporate priorities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For existing AONBs, Natural England must:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>give advice to <a href=\"https:\/\/examchum.uk\/landscape-architecture\/local-planning-authority\/\">Local Planning Authorities<\/a> on development proposals in an AONB<\/li>\n<li>consider the conservation and enhancement of AONBs\u00a0in its work, for example when carrying out land management activities or giving permission for statutory bodies to carry out works in an AONB.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Heritage Coasts<\/h5>\n<p>Natural England supports heritage coasts by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>advising government on national planning policy and the link between terrestrial and marine spatial planning<\/li>\n<li>encouraging local authorities to adopt local planning policies to conserve, protect and enhance heritage coasts<\/li>\n<li>promoting the integration of heritage coast purposes and management within AONB and national park management plans where these areas coincide with heritage coasts through their role as a statutory consultee<\/li>\n<li>encouraging local authorities to proactively plan management where heritage coasts are outside of those designated landscapes<\/li>\n<li>working with coastal AONB\u00a0partnerships and national park authorities to meet its statutory responsibilities and support the conservation and enhancement of those areas<\/li>\n<li>working on the England Coast Path which will create a new national trail around the entire coast of England.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>National Parks: s<strong>tatutory duties<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949, Natural England has a duty to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>consider which areas in England meet the criteria for designation as a National Park<\/li>\n<li>determine in which order they should be designated<\/li>\n<li>designate suitable areas<\/li>\n<li>take account of the purposes of National Parks in its work.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Natural England also has the power to issue a variation order to change an existing National Park boundary under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.<\/p>\n<p>Natural England also has further responsibilities to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>advise government ministers on any actions that need taking under National Park and planning legislation<\/li>\n<li>review the success of National Park purposes and to make recommendations to ministers, National Park Authorities (<abbr title=\"National Park Authorities\">NPAs<\/abbr>), local authorities or others<\/li>\n<li>make recommendations to ministers on proposals to develop land in National Parks that appear inconsistent with their objectives<\/li>\n<li>recognise the objectives of National Park designation when making decisions and undertaking activities which affect them<\/li>\n<li>periodically issue guidance to\u00a0<abbr title=\"National Park Authorities\">NPAs<\/abbr>\u00a0on mapping areas of mountain, moor, heath, woodland, down, cliff or foreshore (including any bank, barrier, dune, beach, flat or other land adjacent to the foreshore) within their boundaries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5 id=\"duties-of-defra-to-natural-england\"><strong>Duties of\u00a0<abbr title=\"Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs\">DEFRA<\/abbr>\u00a0to Natural England<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>The Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs must consult Natural England about:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the level and distribution of central government funding grant aid to\u00a0<abbr title=\"National Park Authorities\">NPAs<\/abbr><\/li>\n<li>the appointment of representatives to\u00a0<abbr title=\"National Park Authority\">NPA<\/abbr>\u00a0boards where these are overseen by\u00a0<abbr title=\"Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs\">Defra<\/abbr><\/li>\n<li>new byelaws affecting National Parks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5 id=\"duties-of-national-park-authorities-to-natural-england\"><strong>Duties of National Park Authorities to Natural England<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><abbr title=\"National Park Authorities\">NPAs<\/abbr>\u00a0must provide Natural England with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>notice if they propose to publish, adopt or review their management plan<\/li>\n<li>a copy of any management plan with any proposed amendments and take into account any comments Natural England may make<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><abbr title=\"National Park Authorities\">NPAs<\/abbr>\u00a0must consult Natural England before appointing a Chief Officer (National Park Officer) or changing their duties.<\/p>\n<p>These requirements also apply to The Broads Authority.<\/p>\n<h5 id=\"natural-englands-wider-role-with-national-parks\"><strong>Natural England\u2019s wider role with National Parks<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>In addition to the statutory duties and powers, Natural England carries out further work to support National Parks. This includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>working with the English National Park Authorities Association (ENPAA) to achieve shared outcomes<\/li>\n<li>carrying out research and monitoring to help National Parks better fulfill their objectives<\/li>\n<li>producing and sharing information about why an area has been designated and what it will achieve<\/li>\n<li>supporting work within National Parks, for instance, through Countryside Stewardship schemes, management of Sites of Special Scientific Interest or in projects identified within National Park management plans<\/li>\n<li>encouraging understanding about the purposes of designation through membership of national steering groups and advisory committees, and by influencing and contributing at national, European and worldwide levels<\/li>\n<li>supporting the learning and development of\u00a0<abbr title=\"National Park Authority\">NPA<\/abbr>\u00a0members.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5 class=\"gem-c-title__text gem-c-title__text--long\">National Character Area profiles<\/h5>\n<p>Natural England is improving access to environmental evidence and information through NCA profiles.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5>READ MORE<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/natural-england\/services-information\">Natural England &#8211; All services and information (Gov.uk)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Natural England&#8217;s main responsibilities include AONBs, the ELC, NCA profiles, LCAs, Heritage Coasts and National Parks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11056,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[153,19],"tags":[628,630,559,193,194,195],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What are Natural England&#039;s main responsibilities? 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