National Landscape Management Plan

The Cranborne Chase National Landscape Management Plan presents objectives and policies that partners can apply to help conserve and enhance this nationally important landscape.

The Plan is prepared on behalf of the local authority partners and approved by the AONB Board and the relevant local authorities. The Plan contains aim and objectives for the conservation and enhancement of the National Landscape which everyone can follow.

Cranborne Chase National Landscape (formerly AONB) Management Plan 2019 – 2024

Cranborne Chase AONB Management Plan 2019-2024 (19MB)

Foreword and Overview (PDF 204kb)

1 - What is an AONB? (PDF 92kb)

2 - What Makes this Particular Area Special (PDF 69kb)

3 - A Vision for this AONB (PDF 833kb)

4 - What is an AONB Management Plan (PDF 47kb)

5 - Context for this Partnership Plan (PDF 386kb)

6 - Plan Structure (PDF 267kb)

7 - Landscape Character Qualities and Spatial Issues (PDF 1.2MB)

8 - Landscape (PDF 1.8MB)

9 - Natural Environment (PDF 2.2MB)

10 - Historic and Cultural Environment (PDF 2.2MB)

11 - Dark Night Skies (PDF 1.9MB)

12 - Rural Land Management (PDF 2.2MB)

13 - Planning and Transport (PDF 2.1MB)

14 - Sustaining Rural Communities (PDF 2MB)

15 - Awareness and Understanding (PDF 2MB)

16 - Wellbeing (PDF 2.2MB)

17 - Getting Things Done (PDF 1.3MB)

Management Plan Maps (PDF 3.5MB)

Credits (PDF 169kb)

Cranborne Chase AONB Management Plan 2014 – 2019

1 - Introduction (1.3MB)

2 - Outstanding Landscapes (1MB)

3 - Natural Environment (1.2MB)

4 - History and Cultural Environment (1.5MB)

5 - Rural Land Management (1.2MB)

6 - Rural Economy (1MB

7 - Planning and Transport (1MB)

8 - Viable Rural Communities (7.5MB)

9 - Awareness and Understanding (1MB)

10 - Involvement and Learning (1MB)

11 - Access and Wellbeing (1MB)

12 - Getting Things Done (1MB)

13 - Appendices (2.6MB)

14 - Maps (1.8MB)

Credits (2.6MB)