VISION: By 2043, the Cotswolds AONB will be: A distinctive, unique, accessible living landscape treasured for its diversity which is recognised by all for its wide open views, dry stone walls, intimate valleys, flower rich grasslands, ancient woodlands, dark skies, tranquillity, archaeology, historic and cultural heritage and distinctive Cotswold stone architecture. A thriving collaborative, pioneering, proactive place, sustained by the passions of residents, visitors and businesses alike, where rural communities and the local economy value its special qualities. CUTTING PURPOSE 1: TO CONSERVE AND ENHANCE THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF THE COTSWOLDS AONB PURPOSE 2: TO INCREASE THE UNDERSTANDING AND ENJOYMENT (PURPOSES 1 AND 2) OF THE SPECIAL QUALITIES OF THE COTSWOLDS AONB OUTCOME 1: OUTCOME 2: OUTCOME 3: OUTCOME 4: OUTCOME 5: OUTCOME 6: OUTCOME 7: OUTCOME 8: OUTCOME 9: OUTCOME 10: OUTCOME 11: OUTCOME 12: OUTCOME 11: OUTCOME WORKING NATURAL & CLIMATE LANDSCAPE & LOCAL TRANQUILLITY DARK HISTORIC BIODIVERSITY RURAL LAND DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE ACCESS & 14: HEALTH & TOGETHER CULTURAL CHANGE GEOLOGY ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT & TRANSPORT TOURISM RECREATION WELLBEING CAPITAL & & CULTURAL ECOSYSTEM HERITAGE SERVICES POLICY CC1: POLICY CC4: POLICY CC7: POLICY CE1: POLICY CE3: POLICY CE4: POLICY CE5: POLICY CE6: POLICY CE7: POLICY CE8: POLICY CE10: POLICY UE1: POLICY UE2: POLICY UE3: Developing a Natural & Climate Landscape Local Tranquillity Dark Skies Historic Biodiversity Rural Land Development Sustainable Access & Health and consistent, Cultural Change - Distinctiveness Environment & Management & Transport - Tourism Recreation Wellbeing coordinated Capital & Mitigation Cultural Heritage Principles and landscape Ecosystem -led approach Services - Principles across the Cotswolds AONB POLICY CC2: POLICY CC5: POLICY CC8: POLICY CE2: POLICY CE9: POLICY CE11: Compliance Soils Climate Geology Problem Major with Section Change - Species, Pests Development 85 of the Adaptation and Diseases Countryside and Rights of Way Act (the of ‘duty regard’) POLICY CC3: POLICY CC6: POLICY CE12: Working Water Development together Priorities & Evidence of Need POLICY CE13: Management
VISION: By 2043, the Cotswolds AONB will be: A distinctive, unique, accessible living landscape treasured for its diversity which is recognised by all for its wide open views, dry stone walls, intimate valleys, flower rich grasslands, ancient woodlands, dark skies, tranquillity, archaeology, historic and cultural heritage and distinctive Cotswold stone architecture. A thriving collaborative, pioneering, proactive place, sustained by the passions of residents, visitors and businesses alike, where rural communities and the local economy value its special qualities. CUTTING (PURPOSES 1 AND 2) PURPOSE 1: TO CONSERVE AND ENHANCE THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF THE COTSWOLDS AONB PURPOSE 2: TO INCREASE THE UNDERSTANDING AND ENJOYMENT OF THE SPECIAL QUALITIES OF THE COTSWOLDS AONB OUTCOME 1: WORKING TOGETHER OUTCOME 2: NATURAL & CULTURAL CAPITAL & ECOSYSTEM SERVICES OUTCOME 3: CLIMATE CHANGE OUTCOME 4: LANDSCAPE & GEOLOGY OUTCOME 5: LOCAL OUTCOME 6: TRANQUILLITY OUTCOME 7: DARK OUTCOME 8: HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT & CULTURAL HERITAGE OUTCOME 9: BIODIVERSITY OUTCOME 10: RURAL LAND MANAGEMENT OUTCOME 11: DEVELOPMENT & TRANSPORT OUTCOME 12: SUSTAINABLE TOURISM OUTCOME 11: ACCESS & RECREATION OUTCOME 14: HEALTH & WELLBEING POLICY CC1: Developing a consistent, coordinated and landscape -led approach across the Cotswolds AONB POLICY CC4: Natural & Cultural Capital & Ecosystem Services - Principles POLICY CC7: Climate Change - Mitigation POLICY CE1: Landscape POLICY CE3: Local Distinctiveness POLICY CE4: Tranquillity POLICY CE5: Dark Skies POLICY CE6: Historic Environment & Cultural Heritage POLICY CE7: Biodiversity POLICY CE8: Rural Land Management POLICY CE10: Development & Transport - Principles POLICY UE1: Sustainable Tourism POLICY UE2: Access & Recreation POLICY UE3: Health and Wellbeing POLICY CC2: Compliance with Section 85 of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act (the ‘duty of regard’) POLICY CC5: Soils POLICY CC8: Climate Change - Adaptation POLICY CE2: Geology POLICY CE9: Problem Species, Pests and Diseases POLICY CE11: Major Development POLICY CC3: Working together POLICY CC6: Water POLICY CE12: Development Priorities & Evidence of Need POLICY CE13: Management
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