The landscape advisory service provides professional advice on landscape policy and design throughout Lancashire. The service comprises the following activities:
- Landscape input to the statutory planning processthrough advice on the landscape aspects of planning applications, local plans and the Joint Structure Plan.
- Developing Supplementary Planning Guidance on landscape to accompany the Joint Structure Plan. Draft SPG on Landscape & Heritage and a Study of Landscape Sensitivity to Wind Energy Developments in Lancashire have been produced. The Study will inform the preparation of the revised draft of the SPG, due in the autumn of 2005.
- Developing statutory and non-statutory strategies and plans. A Landscape Strategy for Lancashire was launched on 22 May 2001. This document comprises two volumes, the Landscape Character Assessment and the Landscape Strategy which can both be viewed on line. A summary document An Introduction is also available to view on line or download. The Landscape Strategy will form the basis for the preparation of Supplementary Planning Guidance on landscape for the new Joint Structure Plan.Landscape issues are an important element of many environmental strategies and plans including the Forest of Bowland AONB Management Plan 2004-2009 and West Pennine Moors AMC Statement of Intent.
- Developing and advising on landscape projects within the County Council and with district and parish councils and the Countryside Agency, including developing partnerships and funding packages.
- Providing landscape advice on applications to the Forestry Commissions Woodland Grant Scheme and other forestry and environmental initiatives such as The Forest of Burnley and The Bowland Initiative.
- Providing landscape input to management plans for County Council sites including the Beacon Fell Country Park Management Plan.
- Providing information to members of the public, developers and consultants on landscape issues and policy. There is a charge to private developers and consultants for provision of information.
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