Section 43

Every local planning authority whose area comprises the whole or any part of a National Park shall— before the expiration of the period of two years beginning with the relevant date, prepare a map of the Park or the part thereof showing any areas to which this section applies whose natural beauty it is, in the opinion of the authority, particularly important to conserve; and at intervals of not more than five years review the particulars contained in the map and make such revisions thereof (if any) as may be requisite. In considering under subsection (1) whether any area to which this section applies is one whose natural beauty it is particularly important to conserve, a local planning authority shall act in accordance with the guidelines from time to time issued . . . under subsection (1B). Natural England shall issue guidelines for the guidance of county planning authorities in considering as mentioned in subsection (1A), and Natural England may from time to time revise any guidelines so issued. Before issuing or revising any guidelines under subsection (1B) Natural England shall consult such bodies as appear to them to represent interests concerned; and before preparing or revising any map under subsection (1) a local planning authority shall consult such bodies as appear to the authority to represent interests concerned with matters affecting the Park or part of the Park in question. The authority shall cause a map prepared or revised in pursuance of subsection (1) to be printed, and shall cause copies thereof to be put on sale to the public at such price as the authority may determine. This section applies to any area of mountain, moor, heath, woodland, down, cliff or foreshore (including any bank, barrier, dune, beach, flat or other land adjacent to the foreshore); and in this section “the relevant date” means the date of issue of the first guidelines under subsection (1B).

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-07-30