Landscape character assessment

Landscape Character is defined as ‘a distinct, recognisable and consistent pattern of elements in the landscape that makes one landscape different from another, rather than better or worse’. By paying proper regard to the character of a place, informed and responsible decisions about its future can be made.

By understanding how places differ we can ensure that future development is well situated, sensitive to its location and contributes to environmental, social and economic objectives. A Landscape Character Assessment for North Hertfordshire and Stevenage has been undertaken in line with work already completed in the southern part of Hertfordshire.

Landscape Character Assessment is a tool to identify what makes a place unique and an objective method of assessing how capable a landscape is of accommodating change and guide the type and form it might take.

North Hertfordshire character assessment report is a large file and so has been split into a number of smaller files for ease of use.

For a text only version of these PDF file please use the tools located at: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/access_onlinetools.html

Introduction	Langley Valley Area 214
Physical Features & Historical Influences	Wymondley and Titmore Green Area 215
Methodology	Arlesey - Great Wymondley Area 216
Blackmore End Plateau Area 34	River Oughton and Purwell Valleys Area 217
Datchworth Settled Slopes Area 37	Pirton Lowlands Area 218
Middle Beane Valley Area 39	Baldock Gap Area 219
Codicote Bottom Arable Valley Area 132	Weston Park Area 220
Buckland Plateau  Area 144	Upper Beane Valley Tributaries Area 221
Upper Quin Valley Area 145	Weston - Green End Plateau Area 222
Peters Green Plateau Area 200	Wallington Scarp Slopes Area 223
Kimpton and Whiteway Bottom Area 201	North Baldock Chalk Uplands Area 224
Breachwood Green Ridge Area 202	Hinxworth Lowlands Area 225
Whitwell Valley Area 203	Steeple Morden Area 226
River Mimram Area 204	Odsey - Royston Area 227
Codicote Plateau Area 205	Scarp Slopes South of Roysron  Area 228
Knebworth Area 208	Therfield - Reed Plateau Area 229
Almshoe Plateau Area 209	Barkway Plateau Area 230
Langley Scarp Area 210	Nuthampstead Area 231
Offley - St Pauls Walden Area 211	Barley Scarp Slopes Area 232
Lilley Bottom Area 212	Appendices
Chilterns Scarp Area 213	Landscape Character  - District Plan
Danesbury - Rabley Heath Area 133