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Blackdown Hills - Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Management Plan

Meeting: 24/07/2019 - Council (Item 27)

27 Reports - Cabinet - Report of the meeting held on 30 May 2019 (00-51-50) pdf icon PDF 105 KB

To receive and consider the reports, minutes and recommendations of the recent meetings as follows:

 

(1)          Cabinet

 

-              30 May 2019

-              27 June 2019

 

2)        Scrutiny Committee

 

-                 10 June2019

-                  8 July 2019

                       

(3)       Audit Committee

 

-         25 June 2019

-           15 July – to follow

                       

(4)       Environment Policy Development Group

 

-                11 June 2019

 

(5)       Homes Policy Development Group

 

-                18 June 2019

 

(6)       Economy Policy Development Group

 

-                 13 June 2019

 

(7)       Community Policy Development Group

 

-           25 June 2019

 

(8)       Planning Committee

 

-                5 June 2019

-                3 July 2019

 

(9)       Standards Committee

 

-                     19 June 2019

 

(10)    Licensing Committee

 

-                   4 July 2019

 

(11)     Regulatory Committee

 

-                  4 July 2019

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Leader presented the report of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 30 May 2019

 

1.    Blackdown Hills  - Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Management Plan (Minute 5)

 

The Leader MOVED seconded by Councillor L D Taylor:

 

THAT the recommendations of the Cabinet as set out in Minute 5 be ADOPTED.

 

Upon a vote being taking, the MOTION was declared to have been CARRIED.

 

 


Meeting: 30/05/2019 - Cabinet (Item 5)

5 Blackdown Hills - Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Management Plan (00-34-29) pdf icon PDF 71 KB

To consider a report of the Head of Planning Economy and Regeneration outlining the final draft of the Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Management Plan 2019-2024 following a period of formal consultation.

 

 

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Cabinet had before it a report * of the Head of Planning, Economy and Regeneration outlining the final draft of the Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Management Plan 2019-2024 following a period of formal consultation.

 

The Cabinet Member for Planning and Economic Regeneration outlined the contents of the report informing the meeting of the designated area for the AONB management plan covering an area of 370km² straddling the Somerset and Devon border and impacting of several parishes within Mid Devon.  The core finances for the running of the AONB were from a DEFRA grant of £165k which amounted to 70% of the running cost, contributions from the six contributing authorities made up the remaining 30%.  The contribution for this authority was £8,500 per annum. All partner authorities considered a review of the Management Plan every 5 years. 

 

Consideration was given to the special qualities of the AONB and the importance of the Management Plan when it came to development within the AONB

 

RECOMMENDED  to Council that the Blackdown Hills AONB Management Plan 2019-24 be adopted.

 

(Proposed by Cllr Mrs N Woollatt and seconded by Cllr S J Clist)

 

Note: *Report previously circulated, copy attached to minutes.