Overview and Technical Report

Front Cover (File size 94KB)

Forward (File size 9.3KB)

Text (File size 63KB)

Fig 1 - Joint Character Areas (File size 41KB)

Fig 2 - Cornwall 1994 Character Areas and Joint Character Areas (File size 212KB)

Fig 4 - 2006 Character Areas and Joint Character Areas (File size 496KB)

Fig 5 - Character Areas ( Cornwall and Isles of Scilly ) with LDUS (File size 971KB)

Method Report (File size 76KB)
This sets out the methodology for the study and includes the full definition of LDU attributes, Physiography, Ground type, Landcover and Cultural pattern

Appendix 2 - Glossary of terms (File size 22KB)

Appendix 3 (cover) (File size 9.6KB)

Appendix 3 (content) - Landscape Sensitivity Adjacent to main Settlements (File size 213KB)

Appendix 4 - Taking Public Consultation Forward (File size 71KB)

Overview and Technical Report Full PDF (File size 2MB)

Other Sources of Information
Landscape Character Assessment

 

European Landscape Convention (Council of Europe)
Landscape Character Network
Natural England Guidance
Landscape Assessment and Historic Landscape Characterisation pages (Cornwall County Council)
Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty
The Cornish Landscape-An assessment of the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (Natural England)
The Isles of Scilly-A landscape assessment of the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (Natural England)

 

Historic Character Assessment

 

Historic Character Zones
(The Cornwall Landscape Assessment 1994, Cornwall County Council/ The Countryside Commission)

Development
Planning Portal
National Planning Policy
Draft Regional Spatial Strategy for the South West 2006 - 2026

 

District Authorities

To access the current Local Development Documents  in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, Click on the links below

Caradon District Council
Carrick District Council
Kerrier District Council
North Cornwall District Council
Restormel Borough Council
Penwith District Council
Isles of Scilly

Cornwall County Council

Design
CABE, the government's advisor on architecture, urban design and public space
Caradon Design Guide
Carrick Design Guide
North Cornwall Design Guide, Supplementary Planning Guidance
Cornwall County Council Design Statement
The Isles of Scilly Design Guide 2006 (consultation document)

The Cornish Building Stone and Slate Guide 2007 Cornwall County Council

Cornish Hedges

Protected landscapes
The Tamar Valley AONB Management Plan 2004-2009
The Isles of Scilly AONB Management Plan 2004-2009
Cornwall & West Devon Mining World Heritage Site Management Plan
Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty Management Plans: A Guide

The Cornwall AONB Management Plan 2004-2009

Historic Environment
Cornwall and Scilly Urban Survey
Cornwall Industrial Settlements Initiative
Cornwall & West Devon Mining World Heritage Site Management Plan
Cornwall County Council, Historic Environment Service: Publications

Biodiversity
The National Biodiversity Network Library
Nature on the Map (English Nature)
The Environmental Records Centre for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
Cornwall Wealth of Wildlife (Cornwall Biodiversity Initiative)

Biodiversity and Geological Conservation: Good Practice Guide for Cornwall 

Community
Cornwall's Community Strategy (PDF)
Local Area Agreement for Cornwall: Final Submission Document March 2006
Carrick Community Strategy
Caradon Community Strategy
North Cornwall Community Strategy
Penwith Community Plan: A Vision for the Future
Restormel Community Strategy

Click here to access all available Parish Plans covering Cornwall on the Commission for Rural Communities website

Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy
Cornwall Sustainable Buildings Trust
Cornwall Sustainable Energy Partnership
Community Energy Plus

General Information
National Statistics: Virtual Bookshelf
South West Regional Observatory
South West Regional Observatory: State of the South West 2006
The Cornish Key Site
Cornish Key Interactive Mapping Website
MAGIC - electronic mapping - a shared resource of rural, countryside and environmental information