Archived decisions

Hampshire County Council

Executive Member-Environment

Executive Member-Spatial Strategy

9 March 2004

Adoption of Management Plans for the North Wessex Downs, East Hampshire, Chichester Harbour and Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty

Joint Report of the Director of Environment and
the Director of Recreation and Heritage

Item 1

Contact: David Carman, ext 5967 email: [email protected]

1. Summary

1.1 The following decision is sought:

(i) That the Management Plans for the Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs, North Wessex Downs and Chichester Harbour Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty be adopted by the County Council.

(ii) That the Management Plan for East Hampshire dated 7 January 2004

be adopted as an interim document pending further work to refine the Plan, and in response to public consultation.

The Executive Member for Recreation and Heritage is unable to attend the decision meeting on 9 March and has therefore indicated his support for the approach detailed in the report.

2. Reason

2.1 Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs) are landscapes of national and international importance. The production and adoption of the Management Plans is a statutory duty on local authorities. This decision supports Aims 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the Corporate Strategy. Aim 1, Maximising life opportunities, is supported through the development of an awareness raising programme in the AONBs and promoting educational use of the environment. Aim 2, Stewardship of the environment, is supported through objectives and policies that promote sustainable land and natural resource management. Aim 3, Achieving economic prosperity, is supported through the promotion of the AONBs as an economic generator that sustains local employment. Aim 4, Building strong and safe communities, is supported by involving local people and other stakeholders in the preparation and implementation of the management plans. Aim 5, Improving services, is supported through policies to encourage joint working with partners. Copies of the Management Plans are available for inspection in the Members' Room.

3. Other Options Considered and Rejected

3.1 Not to produce Management Plans for adoption.

4. Conflicts of Interest Declared by the Decision Maker or a Member or Officer consulted - None.

5. Dispensation granted by the Standards Committee - Not applicable.

6. Reason(s) for the Matter being dealt with if Urgent - Not applicable.

Approved by: Date:

Councillor K B Estlin

Approved by: Date:

Councillor J K Glen

7. Comments of the Director of Environment and the Director of Recreation and Heritage

7.1 This report has been prepared jointly by the Environment and Recreation and Heritage Departments, and recommends adoption of the Management Plans for the Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs, North Wessex Downs, East Hampshire and Chichester Harbour AONBs. The Countryside and Rights of Way Act (2000) places a statutory duty on the partner local authorities within AONBs to produce and adopt a Management Plan for each AONB by 1 April 2004.

7.2 In each case the local authority partners delegated the duty of writing the Management Plans to the individual AONB units. In the case of the East Hampshire AONB, the Management Plan has been prepared jointly with the Sussex Downs Conservation Board to provide a Management Plan for the whole of the South Downs. Reports on the draft Management Plans were submitted to the Executive Members for Environment, Spatial Strategy and Recreation and Heritage on 16 September 2003 (Chichester Harbour and North Wessex Downs), 15 October 2003 (Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs) and 11 November 2003 (East Hampshire). The attached appendix contains a schedule of the County Council's comments on the draft Management Plans and the response to them in the Management Plans for adoption.

North Wessex Downs AONB

7.3 In its formal observations on the Management Plan the Countryside Agency, in consultation with English Nature, stated that:

"This is by any standards an outstanding AONB management plan. I congratulate you on the successful completion of this significant work and ask that you pass our congratulations to the North Wessex Downs AONB Unit, the wider Council of Partners and Land Use Consultants, all of whose contributions have truly made this an innovative and inspirational plan."

7.4 The Management Plan meets all the requirements of the Act and of the guidance published by the Countryside Agency for the production of AONB Management Plans. The Countryside Agency recommends that, following adoption, attention is given to the monitoring needs of the Management Plan and to establishing the lead partners and resource needs for the action plan.

7.5 A considerable amount of officer time has been devoted to steering groups, working groups and to the chairing of the Executive. It is recommended that the Management Plan is adopted by the County Council.

Chichester Harbour AONB

7.6 The Chichester Harbour Management Plan integrates the management objectives of the AONB with those of the Harbour Authority. This approach resulted in some difficulties during the process of producing the Management Plan, particularly in achieving a balance between Harbour and AONB management, which have been largely overcome. The Countryside Agency welcomes the integration of the two interests, with the Management Plan meeting the statutory requirements for both the Harbour Authority and the AONB. The Management Plan demonstrates many exemplary areas of good practice.

7.7 In its formal observations the Countryside Agency has advised that consideration is given to four key areas of the Management Plan. These cover the promotion of the AONB designation, ensuring greater transparency in dealing with consultees, greater clarity in the outputs of certain actions, and agreement with the partnership on the indicators and baseline data for some aspects of monitoring. Again, considerable officer time has been devoted to the steering of the management plan process, and it is recommended that the Management Plan is adopted by the County Council.

Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs AONB

7.8 Since being considered by the Executive Members in October 2003, the Management Plan has undergone substantial rewriting. This was in response to the consultation process on the draft Management Plan, which revealed that many consultees, including the statutory agencies, found the Management Plan structure too complex and the definition of objectives and policies unclear. At the time of writing this report the Countryside Agency and English Nature have not given their formal observations on the Management Plan and these will be reported verbally at the meeting.

7.9 The Management Plan being made available for formal comments by the statutory agencies and for preparation of reports for adoption by the local authorities comprises text only. This is because of the limited time available to rewrite the Management Plan since the public consultation. Whilst a good standard of publication with maps and photographs is desirable and would help with the understanding of the Management Plan, the important information is contained in the text. Should a properly published version of the Management Plan become available before the meeting, this will be reported verbally. If not, a fully desk-top published version, with photographs and maps included, will be produced after adoption.

7.10 One of the main strengths of the Management Plan lies in the high level of consultation with local communities and other stakeholders. The AONB unit has been exemplary in terms of its engagement of the public in the writing of the Management Plan. The County Council's comments on the draft Management Plan have been responded to positively, as have those of other consultees. It is recommended that the Management Plan is adopted by the County Council.

East Hampshire AONB

7.11 The East Hampshire AONB Management Plan differs from the three other plans. The Management Plan is an interim plan covering the joint responsibilities of the East Hampshire Joint Advisory Committee (JAC) and the South Downs Conservation Board (SDCB). Production was delayed due to inconsistent advice from Government on the need to produce a management plan, given the special circumstances surrounding the proposed National Park. It is intended to meet the statutory requirements of the Act within the time available, but will develop after public consultation, the acquisition of further research data and the involvement of national organisations and other partners. The JAC and SDCB have drawn heavily on previously published documents, including earlier management plans and a draft vision document, edited to bring the new management plan into line with Countryside Agency guidance. The time constraints have had an impact on the comprehensiveness and detail of information produced in the document, and on the level of participation in its production.

7.12 As with the Management Plan for Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs, the document for adoption by the County Council has undergone very substantial re-writing since the consultation period. Its interim status means that the process will continue after adoption as further data and evidence is collected, therefore Members are being asked to adopt a `work in progress'. The status of the document as an interim Management Plan is reflected in the quality of publication. It is intended that a higher standard of publication will be achieved before the end of March 2004.

7.13 The County Council commented extensively on the structure and content of the draft Management Plan for consultation, with a list of changes required before the plan would be considered for adoption. Most of the substantive comments made by the County Council have been addressed to some extent in the latest version, resulting in an interim Management Plan that can be recommended for adoption. However, further substantial work on the interim Management Plan will be required before it is subject to wider public consultation and accepted as a final plan. Those matters that will be carried forward to the final plan are:

(i) the need for extensive editorial review to ensure clarity of the document to make it suitable for public consultation;

(ii) the tracking of comments from consultees, and the plan writers' response to these comments. This applies to comments from the Countryside Agency and English Nature as well as others, and will be required for the public consultation.

7.14 At the time of writing the Countryside Agency and English Nature had not given their formal observations on the Management Plan and these will be reported verbally at the meeting.


Section 100 D - Local Government Act 1972 - background papers

The following documents disclose facts or matters on which this report, or an important part of it, is based and has been relied upon to a material extent in the preparation of this report.

NB the list excludes:

1.	Published works.

2.	Documents which disclose exempt or confidential information as defined in the Act.

TITLE	LOCATION
Interim South Downs Management Plan (draft) 7 January 2004	Environment Department, Room 112

8582/DC

APPENDIX

North Wessex Downs AONB

Comment	Response
Contact with local communities and businesses during preparation of the Plan has been limited. It is essential that the draft plan is disseminated widely and that a programme of awareness raising is undertaken once the Plan is adopted	Awareness raising programme planned
When trying to engage communities there will be a challenge to simplify the content to achieve community engagement	The Management Plan is not intended to be the awareness-raising document
Page 9: The historic landscape should be added to the para. `a landscape imbued with history	Incorporated
The emerging national countryside access agenda does not feature in the Management Plan. It would be good to see the benefits of providing and promoting improved access to the area featuring across the management of the land and the economy and in policy areas such as: Parish Planning; Encouraging a Sustainable Economy; and Providing Integrated Advice. There may be greater opportunities to link access to other issues such as Whole Farm Planning and agri-environment schemes	Incorporated
AONB Management Plans have the potential to inform and influence the preparation of Local Development Frameworks, both through the Partnership and through Community Strategies. How the Management Plan should relate to these other plans should be explained	Incorporated
Need to refer to the regional delivery Plans for Sustainable Farming and Food	Incorporated
Add: The potential effect of climate change on the wider landscape (such as the potential loss of beech hangers)	Incorporated
The emerging national countryside access agenda does not feature in the Management Plan. It would be good to see the benefits of providing and promoting improved access to the area featuring across the management of the land and the economy and in policy areas such as: Parish Planning; Encouraging a Sustainable Economy; and Providing Integrated Advice. There may be greater opportunities to link access to other issues such as Whole Farm Planning and agri-environment schemes	Incorporated
AONB Management Plans have the potential to inform and influence the preparation of Local Development Frameworks, both through the Partnership and through Community Strategies. How the Management Plan should relate to these other plans should be explained	Incorporated
Need to refer to the regional delivery Plans for Sustainable Farming and Food	Incorporated
The vision should stress the vulnerability rather than the indelibility of the historic fabric	The vision sets out the desired future
A balance needs to be struck between the need to protect and enhance the AONB and the imposition of over-restrictive policies on development, which my affect the credibility of the Plan at a national level. Particular concern was expressed by officers in relation to major developments and the potential impact on mineral resources both within and outside the AONB	In AONBs under legislation the primary concern must be conservation of natural beauty
P16 - P18: Should also recognise the need for open market housing as being part of local need, not just affordable housing	Incorporated
SRE11: Should refer to high speed internet connections needing to be affordable - the costs of this in rural areas is very high	Incorporated
TS6: Needs to include training the provider to sell the benefits of being in the AONB	Text modified
Lead partners need to be identified where this is possible. A brief summary of the role and responsibilities of the key partner organisations would assist in an understanding of the activities that partners are likely to be undertaking	Incorporated
A43b : Suggests supplying information packs to only 100 tourism providers. Why not all of them?	Not incorporated, too detailed

Chichester Harbour AONB

Comments	Response
The definition that has been applied to `policies' and `actions' is unclear, as many of the actions are general in nature, without an identified output or target. Partners will find difficulty in assessing their own resource needs for meeting the implementation of the plan, without details of the Conservancy Business Plan and Annual Action Plan.	Actioned - wording of actions and policies to be revised to ensure they are measurable. The Conservancy Business Plan will be available as an Appendix to the adopted Plan.
Those policies and actions which are cross-cutting in nature and so deliver multiple objectives need to be identified. This would help to ensure that the plan and the activities arising from it are fully integrated.	Actioned - matrix to be developed showing how each policy links to general themes arising from the Management Principles. Cross-cutting, overlap and multiple delivery should therefore be identified.
Running throughout the document there appears to be a major concern that greater access would be to the detriment of the Harbour and its Management Principles. Clearly increased access and greater promotion of the area if not managed or targeted could have a damaging impact upon the special qualities of the area which people come to enjoy and would appear to be contrary to the existing Management Principles numbers 8 and 9. By the same token, improving access to the Harbour sympathetically and in a well managed way ought to contribute to the principles of supporting sustainable rural industry and the economic and social needs of the local communities.	Actioned - revisit policies to managing access appropriately. Cross-links will arise between all policies and themes arising out of the Management Principles which will highlight ways of helping visitors and users to understand and appreciate the AONB as part of their visit.
The way the AONB and the Harbour are managed is important, but themes 1 and 2 relating to the management of the AONB and the role of the Harbour Authority should be incorporated into the introductory section of the Management Plan. The remaining themes have resonance in the vision, and are critical to the character and qualities of the AONB.	Actioned
The Land and Seascape section should highlight some of the `key characteristics' of the AONB, drawn from the emerging Landscape Character Assessment, as a basis for this issues. This would convey the essence of the AONB's landscape and reinforce what it is that the plan seeks to protect and enhance.	Actioned - to be addressed in the expanded Special Qualities section.
More information about some of the changes that have taken place should be incorporated, even they are covered in later sections. The landscape section should provide the context and framework for all the other themes, so some reference to those other themes is necessary.	Actioned - to be addressed in the expanded Special Qualities section and additional information contained within this section and subsequent sections, to help link back to the Special Qualities of the AONB.
The policies are not reflecting the vision - a policy to promote enhancement of the special qualities should be included.	Actioned - new policy to be developed, plus reference to special qualities to be linked throughout plan
Section 4: Nature Conservation. The section is strongly focused on special habitats and species, at the expense of biodiversity. The relationship between biodiversity, farming, disturbance and other land and water uses should be brought out. Policy NC2, will be difficult to achieve, given the threats of sea level rise and coastal squeeze. Change to: `To respond to the threat to habitats and species from the effects of climate change, sea level rise and coastal squeeze and seek to minimise their impacts.	Actioned
Section 5: Farming and the Farmed Landscape. The entry level scheme is in its pilot stage and may change before it is launched. It would be preferable to state that `the entry-level scheme will make a fixed per hectare payment to land managers for continuing or implementing basic environmental management measures.'	Actioned
Issue 7 should be reflecting the concern of the cost to land owners of the maintenance of traditional farm buildings where there are no suitable agricultural or alternative uses.	Actioned
Reference in the background and in the actions should be made to integrated whole farm planning, not just to FWAG conservation plans.	Actioned
The future of farming and the farmed landscape could benefit from giving support to initiatives which seek to improve people's opportunities to enjoy the area. This could be specifically referred to under Policy F3.	Actioned
Policy HE3 should refer to the recreation and tourism potential, as well as learning.	Actioned
Section 6: The Historic Environment. An historic landscape assessment would be valuable in understanding the landscape context of the archaeological and historic building resource and the evidence of time depth in the landscape. This will not be achieved solely through the new landscape character assessment, as implied in Action 1. The importance of historic landscape character could be brought out by reference to `a need to identify and record the historic landscape character of the AONB.	Actioned
Policy BD2 is too general in the context of a section on buildings and development. The policy should be to ensure that any development enhances the landscape of the AONB.	Actioned - reword policy
Sections 12 and 13: Enjoying Chichester Harbour. These sections could be combined.	Noted - these two sections should remain separate as they deal with different uses of the Harbour. The matrix will help identify overlaps and cross-cutting between the two sections
The role of the regional tourist board or its successor should be brought out in both the background and as a leader or partner in the actions.	Actioned
It would be appropriate to see a link to the Countryside Access Plans (Rights of Way Improvement Plans) for the area referred to in both `Enjoying Chichester Harbour from the Land' and `Activities and Information' sections of the draft plan, as the Improvement Plans will be the main drivers as to how access to the area should be managed and resources prioritised in the future. As a general comment it will be important to ensure that access issues/proposals merging from this plan, just as for all AONB plans, are brought to the early attention of the Hampshire Local Access Forum as the key statutory body involved.	Actioned
Section 16: Community Involvement. The Conservancy and its partners have a major role to play in the development of Community Strategies. The role of the Local Strategic Partnerships is of increasing importance in relation to the proposed changes in the planning system and the way that areas develop in the future, and this is not addressed.	Actioned - reword Action 8
References to Hampshire County Council as a lead partner against some actions and in the sections on lead organisations and partners should be removed and covered by the general term `local authorities'.	Actioned

Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs AONB

Comment	Response
The organisation of policies across the three themes, rather than for each individual topic area, ensures that policies within each theme are integrated. Those policies that cut across two or more themes and so deliver multiple objectives need to be identified. This would help to ensure that the plan and the activities arising from it are fully integrated.	A matrix demonstrating the links between policies and objectives will be completed before adoption.
The plan needs to address issues of natural resources (particularly soil, water and renewable energy and sets out the AONB's position in relation to the use of renewables, particularly where these can demonstrate environmental, economic and social benefits. The AONB will need to establish its position in relation to an alternative energy infrastructure and bio-fuels. The Management Plan will also need to reflect the policies in SEERA's `Proposed Alterations to Regional Planning Guidance, South East - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy', May 2003.	Natural resources now addressed.
Climate change will have a very significant impact on the AONB and should be highlighted as a key issue across the whole "natural environment" section. It should be linked to flood risk and summer water level issues. Connections with receiving and contributing to climate change research and strategies should also be included in this section. Indeed, the impact of climate change across all Management Plan topics (perhaps as a theme in its own right) deserves thorough investigation. It should certainly be a consideration in the "Historic Environment and Archaeology" and "Built Environment" sections. Although its likely effects can only be surmised, it will be vital for the AONB to respond to change.	Addressed within Natural Resources
The monitoring programme for the AONB should feed into the Government's work on national indicators for change in the countryside. Reference to this should be made in Part 4 and include an outline of how the AONB will set about establishing indicators. This could refer to work being undertaken by the South West Protected Landscapes Group.	Addressed in new Monitoring and Evaluation section.
The problem of attracting staff to the tourism industry in remote areas is a major issue and should be recognised in the plan.	No evidence available. Can be addressed through Recreation, Tourism and Access Strategy.
The approach to recreational routes in the Roads, Traffic and Rights of Way section appears to be too narrow - there is potential here to renew and improve access to the countryside as a whole through the Countryside Access Plans. It is also important to make reference to the role of the various local access forums in guiding the improvements to countryside access.	Reference made to Rights of Way Improvement Plans and integrated approaches to transport and access planning.
The implications of the CROW Act in relation to open access has a potentially high impact on the large tracts of open access land such as the downland in the AONB. The policies should include an access planning strategy to ensure an integrated and coordinated approach to fulfilling the potential for access improvements in the area between the various organisations duty bound under the CROW regulations.	Addressed in access section and action plan
RO10: it is important that the issue of conflict is supported by evidence.	Accepted, but anecdotal evidence available.
RO11 is inaccurate - all existing RUPPs will in fact become restricted byways by statute - a process not related to Rights of Way improvement plans.	Amended
RO12: first line should read `Many' (not All) and `likely' (not due).	Amended
RO13: first line should read `include' (not provide) In fact ROW improvement plans (or access improvement plans) are intended to be much broader than this and to look at access to the wider countryside as a whole.	Amended
RK11: as above, has the potential to be much more ambitious than as written.	Noted
RK12: needs to be clear whether there will or will not be a reduction in conflict.	Noted, to be monitored.
Page 9 first paragraph: whilst the plan lists all 11 local authorities covered by the AONB, it omits to mention that the AONB also straddles a regional boundary too. This could complicate things when applying for grants from, for example, the England Rural Development Programme.	Addressed
Page 9 last paragraph: the importance of linking into the local authority Community Strategies is mentioned here but this point is not flagged up in the Action Tables.	Addressed in actions AC 97, 102 and 103
Page 11 last paragraph mentions an AONB website. The web address should be stated.	On back cover
Page 35 AG05. FMD illustrated how important tourism was to the rural economy - much more so than agriculture is, rather than vice versa as stated here.	Amended
Page 57 RO8L: in Hampshire, Rights of Way are not the responsibility of the `County Council Highways Department'. The word `usually' should be inserted before `the responsibility of ...'.	Amended
Paragraph PD03 should note that the four County Councils are also responsible for preparing Minerals and Waste Local Plans or (under new Government proposals) Minerals and Waste Development Frameworks.	New paragraph inserted

East Hampshire AONB

Comment	Response
Section 4, The South Downs as a Protected Landscape, sets out the landscape characteristics of the AONB and the issues affecting it. In addition to the physical characteristics of the landscape, it should set out the perceptual qualities and factors such as the historic environment and settlement character. Section 4 should also address the social and economic characteristics of the area and their respective issues to ensure that the landscape is being considered in an integrated way.	Largely addressed by a new Overview chapter. Develop further in final management plan.
Section 4 should also make it clear what makes the area worthy of designation as an AONB. The descriptions and issues are not reflecting the special qualities, and are too generalised to be directly relevant to the South Downs.	Largely addressed by Summary and Overview chapters.
Section 6, Trends, Threats and Issues, will provide a useful `forces for change' background to the Management Plan. However, it should not replace the issues for each of the themes of land, people and work which need to be set out in the introduction to each of the three themes and so provide a context and reference for the subsequent objectives, policies and actions.	Covered by Issues and forces for change in each section.
Section 7, Objectives and Partnership Policies. The introductory sections to each of the topics lack any real substance and contain no fundamental facts that underpin the issues, objectives and policies. Where information is available this should be incorporated, where it is not the introductory statement should make it clear that further research is needed.	Improved by the content of the Overview chapter. The introductory sections for each section in the final management plan could contain more hard facts as they become known.
Understanding the definitions (contained in the national guidance, `AONB Management Planning: Additional Clarification edition 2, Dec 2002)) of objectives, policies and actions, and the application of those definitions, are critical to the success of the management plan. Throughout the document there is confusion over these, with many policies reading as either objectives or actions. There should be a clear and discernible link between them in the management plan. Those that are cross-cutting and those that are performing a particular function, such as awareness raising, should be grouped in categories and all policies presented in a matrix that demonstrates the interrelationships between them.	Review of objectives, policies and actions now undertaken.
Policies must be realistic in what they seek to, or are able to, achieve. Terms such as `prevent' and `ensure' should only be used where the policy is achievable.	Review of objectives, policies and actions now undertaken.
Across the whole of Section 6 the policies are listed under each of the topics. The relationship between policies (and the Actions that follow) needs to be demonstrated to ensure that those relevant to more than one topic or theme are recognised. This can be delivered through a summary matrix.	To follow interim plan.
Public participation in the production of the management plan would have been desirable and it is acknowledged that time constraints have affected this. However, a programme of awareness-raising is needed after adoption of the plan, and this should be reflected in the action plan.	Addressed in 'Context' chapter and section P3.
Para 4.2.3 refers to the impact of climate change as an issue under River Flood Plain Landscapes and the Coast, but this applies as an issue across the whole AONB, with far-reaching effects on landscape, agriculture and wildlife. This needs to be reflected in the plan, with the subject having a section in its own right.	Addressed in Overview chapter and 'natural resources' section.
The implications of the CROW Act in relation to open access has a potentially high impact on the large tracts of open access land such as the downland in the AONB. The policies in Section 6 P2, `Enjoying the Landscape', should include an access planning strategy to ensure an integrated and coordinated approach to fulfilling the potential for access improvements in the area between the various organisations duty bound under the CROW regulations.	Covered by action under 'enjoying the landscape' section.
Policy L1.3.1 is an important policy in the context of an AONB or national park. However, it should not be used in a blanket application to restrict all forms of development - particularly mineral development, which may have a temporary adverse effect on landscape but which can in the longer term contribute to the enhancement of the landscape and the biodiversity of an area.	Policy removed.
Section L2, `Connecting with the Past'. Although references are made to 'cultural' landscape and 'historic' character, the document rather has the feel that these are sites, and buildings and perhaps glimpses of things in the landscape. It does not present 'natural' beauty as a product of historic processes, that these processes are deeply embedded in the landscape, and that understanding them and recognising them, and reflecting them in the management decisions is inherent in the management of the AONB. Perhaps it is regarded as inherent, but it should be explicit. This worry is amplified in the 'connecting with the past' section. The policies identify historic landscape characterisation as a process and the policies seek to protect archaeological sites, buildings and parks and gardens. A policy is needed that seeks to protect the historic content of the landscape in general and not as isolated assets	The spirit of the proposed policy is covered in the range of policies in the plan
L5.3.3. Monitoring is a cross-cutting requirement and it needs to be made clear that any monitoring is not just about the environment.	Covered by Context chapter and Appendix 4.
Section 7.3, `Work'. Tourism is mentioned on the first line but then ignored in the rest of the section. Tourism is a major employer in AONBs and visitors contribute significant sums to the local economy	Greater reference to tourism in the plan and an action for a tourism strategy included.

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Chichester Harbour AONB

Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs AONB

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