North Yorkshire > Craven District Council
Craven is within the County of North Yorkshire, situated to the south of the Yorkshire Dales National Park and including part of the Forest of Bowland AONB, with much of the remaining countryside also of high landscape quality. The district lies at the head of the River Aire valley and also extends into the Southern Pennines. The main urban centre is Skipton. Craven is part of Leeds City Region.
Craven DC is currently preparing a new Local Plan for the area outside of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The draft plan will be available for consultation from the end of March 2016. The plan includes policies on landscape, biodiversity, green infrastructure amongst others and will designate Local Green Spaces.
Documents
The Craven Landscape Character Assessment (2002) document is available at: http://www.cravendc.gov.uk/article/4467/Landscape-character-appraisal
See the Yorkshire Dales National Park Landscape Character Assessment and Management Plan for the parts of Craven that are within the National Park.
The Forest of Bowland and Pendle Hill AONB Landscape Character Assessment (2009) covers part of the District - see http://forestofbowland.com/files/uploads/pdfs/strategies/Landscape%20Character_introduction_29-09-09.pdf and the AONB Management Plan can be found at http://forestofbowland.com/Management-Plan
The Standing Conference for the South Pennine Authorities (SCOSPA) published a Landscape Assessment, Landscape Guidelines and Countryside Design Summary in 1999 for the whole South Pennine area, which includes part of Craven. This is not available online.
Also see Natural England profiles of National Character Areas 21, 33, 34, 35 and 36 including analysis of landscape change, statements of environmental opportunity and information on ecosystem services: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-character-area-profiles-data-for-local-decision-making/national-character-area-profiles
Landscape / Planning Contact
Henry Cumbers Planning Policy Officer hcumbers@cravendc.gov.uk
