Landscape Character Supplementary Planning Document ...

City of Bradford Metropolitan District CouncilLocal Development Framework For Bradford10.7 These largely correspond with English Nature’s Natural Area Profiles, which include thefollowing defined areas. See Figure 8 – English Nature Natural Area Profiles• The Southern Pennines• The Coal Measures• The Yorkshire DalesSection 6.0 describes these national character areas in more detail.10.8 Background information in both written and mapped form was gathered from numerousother sources to produce a map-based analysis of both the natural and culturaldimensions of the District. A particularly useful tool at this stage was the aerialphotograph survey of the district.10.9 Following this information gathering exercise the following maps were produced on a50,000 base plan, and guided the initial desk study.Natural Dimension: (Section 7.0 provides a written commentary on these maps).- Countryside Commission Character Areas- English Nature Natural Area Profiles- Geology- Landform- Ecology- Slope StabilityCultural Dimension: (Section 8.0 provides a written commentary on these maps).- Cultural Heritage- Planning Framework- Field Enclosure- Settlements10.10 Once this research had been completed the resultant maps and written information wereanalysed. From this analysis broad differences in landscape character were identified(largely based on geology, topography and landcover) and the District divided into draftLandscape Character Areas.Whilst these draft Character Areas were felt to have a clear overall identity it was alsoacknowledged that they contained within them at a more detailed level a number ofLandscape Character Supplementary Planning DocumentOctober 2008 Page 66