The Hampshire Landscape - a Strategy for the Future (summary)

• maintain and enhance the overall diversity of character across the whole county and strengthen the distinctive sense of place and cultural identity of each Landscape Character Area;
  
  
• encourage and promote the natural regeneration and planting of indigenous tree and shrub species and a herb layer of local genetic origin;
  
  
• encourage the closer integration of agricultural, environmental, economic and social interests to help make agriculture more sustainable;
  
  

• support and encourage reform of the Common Agricultural Policy to help both maintain the rural economy and ensure that environmental objectives are achieved through agricultural management;
  
  
• encourage additional funding from government for the expansion of existing voluntary agri-environmental improvement schemes;
  
  
• encourage mechanisms by which the guidelines can be secured, such as land management strategies, ‘whole-farm’ plans, woodland management plans and promotion and marketing of local produce;
  
  
• protect, conserve and enhance woodlands and forests, including their appropriate management;
  
  

• restore and enhance the hedgerow network, particularly the ancient or historic hedgerows;
  
  
• encourage planting of new hedgerows and hedgerow trees and their appropriate management;
  
  
• restore semi-natural habitats such as chalk downland, heathland and unimproved meadows;
  
  
• identify, conserve and enhance surviving historic landscapes including woodland and field patterns and designed parks and gardens;
  
  

• encourage and promote greater interest and involvement of local communities and individuals;
  
  
• encourage local authorities to prepare strategies for the fringe of urban areas to achieve landscape improvements, greater opportunities for public access, formal and informal recreation;
  
  
• encourage and promote planning policies to respect the diversity and essential features and characteristics of the landscape;
  
  
• encourage and promote local landscape and townscape assessments and strategies to support planning policies and inform decisions on change in the landscape.
  
  

This page is part of the Hampshire Landscape Strategy (summary) - for specific enquiries about the strategy or to request your own copy, please contact landscape@hants.gov.uk