AONB Consultant

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The Clwydian Range and Dee Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) wish to appoint a suitable consultancy to assist with the review and development the Statutory Management Plan for the AONB. The purposes, duties and management requirements for AONBs are set out in the Countryside and Rights of Way (CRoW) Act 2000. Section 82 of the CRoW Act establishes the primary purpose of AONB designation as the conservation and enhancement of natural beauty. Section 89 requires the local authorities in whose area an AONB lies to prepare and publish an AONB Management Plan to guide policy development and management actions. Section 85 places a duty on all public bodies to have regard to the purposes of conserving and enhancing the natural beauty of the area in undertaking any functions or actions affecting an AONB.