Contact Information
Forest of Dean District Council
Council Offices
High Street
Coleford
Glos
GL16 8HG
Tel: 01594 810000
council@fdean.gov.uk
Landscape Character Assessment
A Landscape Character Assessment for the Forest of Dean was undertaken by LDA Design in 2002 as part of the Countryside Agency’s Integrated Rural Development Programme and widely distributed in 2004.
The LCA explains what the landscape of each place is like and what makes one place different to another. It assumes that every place is special and distinctive and sets out to show just how and where these special qualities and distinctive features occur. The character assessment identified fifteen landscape character types across the district and 42 landscape character areas.
In terms of planning the Landscape Character Assessment is supported by the Forest of Dean District Landscape SPD.
go to SPD web pages
Due to the large file size of this document we had to split it into sections. To find the section you want use the contents page LCA contents.
Section 2 Evolution of the landscape
Section 3 Cultural Associations
Section 4 Forest of Dean Landscape
County Landscape Character Types 1586LO-02
District Landscape Character Types and Areas 1586LO-06
Landscape Strategy (draft)
The Countryside Agency’s Integrated Rural Development Programme developed a draft Landscape Strategy (2004) to highlight to all those who have a responsibility for the landscape (e.g. Government Departments, Councils, Landowners, Developers, Visitors and users) the issues (forces for change) facing the Forest of Dean Landscape. The strategy pulls together individual strategies that could help to address those potential impacts. Those issues raised by the strategy which are relevant to planning, the District Council has sought to address through the development of the Landscape Supplementary Planning Document.
go to SPD web pages
landscape Strategy Appendix 1 and 2