Shetland Local Landscape Designation Review: Final Report

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Glossary 1.10 This glossary lists acronyms used in the report. cLLA candidate Local Landscape Area LCA Landscape Character Assessment LCU Landscape Character Unit LDP Local Development Plan LLDR Local Landscape Designation Review LUC Land Use Consultants LPA Local Protection Area MIR Main Issues Report NNR National Nature Reserve NPF2 National Planning Framework 2 NSA National Scenic Area PAN Planning Advice Note SAC Special Area of Conservation SIC Shetland Islands Council SNH Scottish Natural Heritage SoI Statement of Importance SPA Special Protection Area SPG Supplementary Planning Guidance SPP Scottish Planning Policy SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest Shetland Islands Local Landscape Designation Review Land Use Consultants Final Report 2 October 2011
2 Introduction 2.1 Following a change in national planning policy, Shetland Islands Council (SIC) is taking a new approach to the protection of landscape at a local level. At present, a number of Local Protection Areas are designated for a range of reasons including landscape, biodiversity and archaeology. New national policy encourages local authorities to employ local designations for distinct purposes, backed by robust justification. As such, the current multi-purpose Local Protection Areas are no longer suitable. SIC proposes therefore to develop a new suite of local landscape designations which will accord with national policy, based on a review of landscape character. 2.2 In April 2011, Land Use Consultants (LUC) was commissioned to undertake this local landscape designation review (LLDR). LUC’s brief was to develop a robust set of criteria and carry out a comprehensive assessment aimed at replacing the current set of designations with a new, more robustly justified suite of Local Landscape Areas. 2.3 This report presents the findings of the review process, including a comparative evaluation of the Shetland landscape, and the selection of candidate Local Landscape Areas. This report builds on an interim report (May 2011), which set out the proposed methodology and baseline studies. This was discussed and agreed with SIC. Key elements of the study, such as the specific purposes of the new designation, were therefore agreed at the project outset, in order that the outcome fully reflects SIC’s intentions. STUDY CONTEXT Scottish Planning Policy 2.4 In 2010, the Scottish Government published Scottish Planning Policy (SPP), their updated statement on nationally important land use planning matters. This includes policy on local designations, and states that “planning authorities are encouraged to limit non-statutory designations to two types - local landscape areas and local nature conservation sites” (paragraph 139). 2.5 SPP also recommends that the “reasons for designation should be clearly explained” (paragraph 139), and states that: “The purpose of designating a local landscape area in the development plan should be to: safeguard and enhance the character and quality of landscapes which are important or particularly valued locally or regionally, or promote understanding and awareness of the distinctive character and special qualities of local landscapes, or safeguard and promote important settings for outdoor recreation and tourism locally” (paragraph 140). 2.6 Under the terms of this policy, the Local Protection Areas (LPA) identified in the adopted Shetland Local Plan (2004) are no longer appropriate, since they Shetland Islands Local Landscape Designation Review Land Use Consultants Final Report 3 October 2011
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