Part II Nature Conservation, Countryside and National Parks

National Parks

43 Maps of National Parks showing certain areas of moor or heath.

(1)

Every F1local planning authority whose area comprises the whole or any part of a National Park shall—

(a)

before the expiration of the period of two years beginning with F2the relevant date, prepare a map of the Park or the part thereof showing any areas F3to which this section applies whose natural beauty it is, in the opinion of the authority, particularly important to conserve; and

(b)

F4at intervals of not more than five years review the particulars contained in the map and make such revisions thereof (if any) as may be requisite.

F5(1A)

In considering under subsection (1) whether any area to which this section applies is one whose natural beauty it is particularly important to conserve, a F6local planning authority shall act in accordance with the guidelines from time to time issued F7 . . . under subsection (1B).

(1B)

The F8Countryside AgencyF9and the Countryside Council for Wales shall each issue guidelines for the guidance of county planning authorities in considering as mentioned in subsection (1A), and F10the Commission and the Council may each from time to time revise any guidelines so issued.

(1C)

Before issuing or revising any guidelines under subsection (1B) the F11AgencyF12or, as the case may be, the Council shall consult such bodies as appear to them to represent interests concerned; and before preparing or revising any map under subsection (1) a F6local planning authority shall consult such bodies as appear to the authority to represent interests concerned with matters affecting the Park or part of the Park in question.

(2)

The authority shall cause a map prepared or revised in pursuance of subsection (1) to be printed, and shall cause copies thereof to be put on sale to the public at such price as the authority may determine.

F13(3)

This section applies to any area of mountain, moor, heath, woodland, down, cliff or foreshore (including any bank, barrier, dune, beach, flat or other land adjacent to the foreshore); and in this section “the relevant date” means the date of issue of the first guidelines under subsection (1B).