Work of the AONB
The principal purpose of the AONB is to conserve and enhance natural beauty. Key aspects of the way the AONB works are involving local people and seeking to integrate environmental, economic and social benefits.
The Shropshire Hills AONB Partnership
is the formal structure behind the AONB. Supported and funded by Natural England and two local authorities, it has a total of 38 members including community and landowning interests. The Partnership does not own or directly manage any land. Click here for more information about the Partnership and details of its meetings and sub-groups.
The Shropshire Hills AONB Management Plan 2009-2014
is a statutory document which outlines they key issues for conservation of the AONB and how it should be managed. It aims to guide the work of the Partnership and others. Click here for the Management Plan and Progress Updates.
The Shropshire Hills AONB Team Plan Summary
The work of the AONB Partnership is supported by a small staff team. Click here for a summary of the team's current work programme, and click here for a progress update.
LEADER in the Shropshire Hills
is a grant funing stream running in the Shropshire Hills from 2009-2013. Following the successful provisional bid to Advantage West Midlands, the draft Local Development Strategy has now been completed.
The theme for the programme is improving the well-being of people in and around the Shropshire Hills by building on a sense of place and attachment to the landscape. Click here for more information about LEADER in the Shropshire Hills.
Sustainable Development Fund
was launched in 2005 and provides grants to community groups, businesses or individuals for projects demonstrating environmental, economic and social benefits to the AONB. Click here for details about getting a grant and projects which have been supported.
Projects
Conserving the AONB requires deliberate positive action. The AONB Team act on behalf of the AONB Partnership and undertake a wide variety of work. Partner organisations and others also do a great deal in support of the AONB’s aims. Click here for more information about some of this work.
Planning
is the key means of statutory protection for the AONB. This function is mainly undertaken by the five local planning authorities, with the AONB Partnership providing advice and support in key areas. Click here for Frequently Asked Questions on planning and the AONB, as well as responses made by the AONB Partnership to planning applications.