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Can the AONB Unit stop new developments within the AONB?

April 26, 2017AONB developments

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Can the AONB Unit stop new developments within the AONB?

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A. No. The AONB designation confers a high level of planning protection on the area. It is the responsibility of individual planning authorities to consider potential developments in the light of this designation. The AONB Unit is a consultee on issues of planning, but does not have powers to make or overrule planning decisions. Planning decisions are firmly in the hands of local planning authorities.