Landscape Character Assessment - Chelmsford Borough Council

172which are sensitive to changes in land management. Overall, this character area has relatively highsensitivity to change.Proposed Landscape Strategy ObjectivesConserve - seek to protect and enhance positive features that are essential in contributing to localdistinctiveness and sense of place through effective planning and positive land management measures.Suggested Landscape Planning Guidelines Conserve and enhance the landscape setting of Little Baddow and Danbury settlements. Ensure that any appropriate new development responds to historic settlement pattern and usesmaterials which are appropriate to local landscape character. Such development should be wellintegrated within the surrounding landscape. Potential new development should be carefully sited in relation to the ridge and hillsides (takinginto account possible visual intrusion when viewed from adjacent character areas). Conserve the open and framed nature of views into and across the Chelmer/Blackwater valley to thenorth and also to wooded horizons to the south.Suggested Land Management Guidelines Conserve and manage areas of ancient and semi-natural woodland within the area as importanthistorical, landscape and nature conservation features. Conserve and restore pastures. Conserve and manage the existing hedgerow pattern, and strengthen where appropriate throughplanting. Conserve the predominantly rural character of the area. Conserve, enhance and manage areas of common land through appropriate management/natureconservation strategies. Conserve and manage areas of heathland as important historic, landscape and nature conservationfeatures. Conserve historic tree-lined lanes and unimproved roadside verges.Section 5.0 – Landscape Character of Chelmsford Borough11100101R Final LCAs_09-06