Reviewing the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Management Plan.

We really do need to hear from you so we can plan a positive future for the Kent Downs. The Kent Downs AONB is a much valued landscape of national importance. The Management Plan which was published in April 2004 is now being reviewed. Your input to the review of the Management Plan is vitally needed. The review has four stages:

Stage 1. Review Existing Plan – with partners and stakeholders, consider the existing Management Plan and propose areas for review. This will be completed in October 2007.

Stage 2. Make draft revisions – on the basis of the information gathered in the review, a draft Management Plan revision will be published in May 2008.

Stage 3. Consultation – Consult on the draft Management Plan. This will be carried out in the spring/ summer of 2008 and a revised draft will be prepared for October 2008.

Stage 4. Confirmation and adoption – Finalise Management Plan and taken through formal adoption stage by each local authority, publication and deposit with Secretary of State by April 09.
We are now starting the 3rd Stage of this review and are asking for your comments on the Consultation Draft of the Management Plan firat revision 2009 - 2014.

Click here to view the a copy of the revised Draft Management Plan.(54MB) or ring 01303 815170 for a CD version.

Click here to view a questionnaire on the revised Consultation Draft of the Management Plan. You may wish to comment on one section of the Plan or the Plan as a whole, it is up to you. You can either save this questionnaire to your PC and when complete email it back to us at
mail@kentdowns.org.uk or you can let us have your comments in writing to Kent Downs, Free Post SEA 10917, Maidstone ME14 1BR or send your comments by email, as you prefer. Closing date for comments is 11th August 2008.

Strategic Environmental Assessment and Sustainability Appraisal. To see a copy of this please click:
Environmental Report
Appendices

 We look forward to getting your views.