Comment

Representation ID: 18557

Received: 08/12/2006

Respondent: High Weald AONB Unit

It is vital to have a rural policy and vision. This should be based in large part on the needs of the landscape and countryside. To conserve and enhance the AONB requires the supporting of land management and local land based industries and activities as well as promoting the sustainable character of small rural settlements. To maintain the quality of the countryside requires traditional land management and the local housing and services to support it. A vision is required to this end rather than the current vacuum that exists in favour of the urban areas.