South Devon AONB
Publications
AONB Management Plan
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The current South Devon AONB Management Plan, launched in April 2009, covers the five year period 2009 to 2014. Visit our Management Plan pages for links to other sources of useful information and to find out more about the review that was undertaken during 2008.
Click on the links below to download or view the Current Management Plan. Please note that the Strategy document is a large file at 8MB - expect around a 30 second download time via a 4MB broadband connection. For dial-up connections we recommend accessing the plan in sections (see below).
| Management Plan: Parts | Description | File type/size |
| Part 1: Strategy 2009-2014 | Contents & Introduction | PDF / 8Mb |
| Part 2: Delivery Plan 2009-10 | The AONB Context | PDF / 0.8Mb |
For convenience, the "Part 1: Strategy" has also been broken down into its individual sections with correspondingly smaller file sizes:
| AONB Management Plan Strategy: Sections | Description | File type/size |
| Section 1: The South Devon AONB | Key facts, location map, statement of significance, landscape character, Heritage Coast, history of designation. | PDF / 1.0Mb |
| Section 2: Context | Purpose of AONB designation; "Natural Beauty"; National Association for AONBs; South West Protected Landscape Forum; Policy Framework; Planning Policy. | PDF / 0.3Mb |
| Section 3.1: Natural Environment | Introduction to theme sections; Landscape Character; Natural Resources & Climate; Biodiversity & Geodiversity; Historic Environment & Local Distinctiveness; Farming & Land Management; Coast & Marine Management; Estuaries. | PDF / 1.9Mb |
| Section 3.2: Sustainable Living | Introduction to theme sections; Access, Recreation & Tourism; Planning & Development; Transport & Highways; Rural Economy & Services; Community & Culture. | PDF / 1.6Mb |
| Section 3.3: AONB Management | Introduction to theme sections; Awareness & Communication; Partnerships & Organisation. | PDF / 0.6Mb |