ABSTRACT
In the preparation of development plans, many authorities include locally devised means of classifying land, such as areas of great landscape value, to denote areas where the quality of the landscape is such that particular policies are applied to provide additional protection. These areas have no direct statutory implications for the planning process and do not result in any limitation of permitted development rights or require any formal consultation with specific interests but are used by local planning authorities to ensure a stricter use of development control powers.
