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Part IV of the Countryside and Rights of Way (CRoW) Act 2000 imposes a legal obligation on local authorities to prepare Management Plans for AONBs and to review them at five yearly intervals. The legislation gives Natural England, the Government's advisor on wildlife and the countryside, responsibility for overseeing the preparation of AONB Management Plans.

 

The AONB's 2004 - 2009 Plan, approved by the Secretary of State for Environment in April 2004, will be replaced by a new version covering the period from April 2009 to March 2014. The new Plan is being developed by the AONB Team and the Joint Advisory Committee on behalf of the local authorities.

 

The Joint Advisory Committee has set up a sub committee called the Management Plan Review Working Party to guide the review process. This will include public consultation on a draft of the new Plan that is scheduled to take place during winter 2008/09. We will post details of how you can take part in this consultation on the website later this year.

 

The Working Party is chaired by County Councillor Heather Garnett, with other members drawn from Natural England and officers from Harrogate District and North Yorkshire County Councils.

 

The proceedings of the Working Party, and copies of reports on the review process submitted to the Joint Advisory Committee are available to download here.

 

- Letter of Intent (98KB) - Letter stating the Intention of Nidderdale AONB to Review the Statutory AONB Management Plan

 

- Management Plan Review Timetable (36KB) - Excel Spreadsheet showing the timetable for the review of the Management Plan.

 

- Scoping Report (143KB) - The purpose of this report is to propose a way forward and look at what elements of the 2004-2009 plan must be changed and what can be saved.

 

- Consultation Report (78KB) - The purpose of this report is to propose a consultation procedure for the new Management Plan.

 

- Management Plan Report April 2008 (85KB)

 

- Management Plan Report November 2007 (86KB)