Purpose

Cabinet
is asked to agree the final adoption of the revised Cranborne Chase National
Landscape Management Plan, following its approval by the Partnership Board. The
Council is part of the Partnership Board, and all the constituent local authorities
need to approve its adoption. The management plan needs to be reviewed every
five years.

Content

That the Cranborne Chase Partnership Plan (Management Plan)
as set out at Appendix 2 of the report, be adopted.

 

Reason for the decision

 

Section 89 of the Countryside and
Rights of Way Act 2000 required the council to, ‘prepare and publish a
Management Plan which formulates [their] policy for the management of the AONB
and for carrying out of their functions in relation to it.’’  Adoption of the management plans
prepared by each National Landscape, for and on behalf of the local authorities
that fall within the protected areas, helped to fulfil this part of the
requirement.