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The Greater Nottingham Landscape Character Assessment was completed in July 2009 by TEP Consultants. The report looks at the landscape character of Greater Nottingham, including the whole of Ashfield District.

The main applications for the document are considered to be:

• A technical document and evidence base to help inform landscape policies within the Councils’ Core Strategy and Local Development Documents;
• Providing key information to development control officers in helping to assess whether proposals are likely to make a positive contribution to local distinctiveness or whether they are likely to be detrimental in terms of scale, style and design. It will also help them to provide targeted, landscape-related mitigation and conditions to accompany planning decisions;
• Providing key information for use by developers to help to develop designs and proposals which make a positive contribution to the local distinctiveness of an area;
• Proving broad guidelines which may help land managers to identify area-specific landscape management operation such as small-scale tree and woodland planting and boundary replacement;
• A comprehensive document that is easy to use by the general public who may have a personal interest in the landscape around where they live;
• Helping to promote what is special within the landscape of Greater Nottingham; and
• Providing a framework to assist local communities and parish councils who may wish to develop detailed parish level character assessments or detailed village design statements.

Greater Nottingham Landscape Character Assessment - Ashfield District