Landscape Character Appraisal of North East Derbyshire

North East Derbyshire encompasses a wide diversity of landscape. The Landscape Character Appraisal describes the landscape features and defines its character and local distinctiveness.

 

These broad character areas are sub-divided into landscape character types, such as Riverside Meadows and Open Moors, to describe the diversity of the landscape within the District (excluding the Peak National Park).  The ‘characterisation’ approach to landscape is based upon the principle that all types of landscapes are valued, not just the most prized landscapes. By identifying key characteristics of local landscapes they can be conserved and local distinctiveness enhanced. Wildlife and the habitats that support it are key components that also help to define unique character and local distinctiveness.

The work is intended to inform planning policy at the regional, county and local level, development control and countryside management.

 

 

This information is extracted from the full Landscape Character of Derbyshire (2003) document, see their web page for further information and the full document

 

This also includes a link on this site to the Derbyshire Mapping portal, where users can interact with the a range of mapping data, zoom into their area of interest and find out various information.  This includes which Landscape Character Type they are in, and allows the user to click a link to open the relevant Landscape Character Type description.