Report

Historical Papers

Historical Reports 1931 - 2019

Download a collection of historical documents relating to the history of the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty designation.

This download contains the following reports:

Landscapes Review "We want our national landscapes to work together with big ambitions so they are happier, healthier, greener, more beautiful and open to everyone" A review of designated landscapes Glover Review - Final Report (2019)

Future Landscapes - Delivering for Wales (2017)

The Review of Designated Landscapes in Wales (2015)

Selman - On The Meaning of Natural Beauty 2010

Origins and Intentions of the 1949 Act Natural Beauty - Report (2007)

Origins and Intentions of the 1949 Act Natural Beauty - Companion Volume (2007)

Review of Management Plans (2006) (CA221)

AONB - The Formative Years, 1945 to 1988 Report

Dower. M - AONB - The Formative Years, 1945 to 1988 Report to the NAAONB Conference (2006)

The Meyrick Judgement (2005)

Duty of Regard Guide Defra (2005)

AONB Management Plans (2001) (CA23)

Guide for AONB Partnership members (2001) (CA24)

Advice to Government - Protecting our Finest Countryside (1998)

A Guide for Joint Advisory Committee Members (1994) (CCP461)

AONBs and the 1949 National Park Act - Anderson (1990)

Cannock Chase AONB - Designation History Series (1990)

The Land Pattern of AONBs in England & Wales (1979)

Report of the National Parks Committee (1947)

Hobhouse Map (1947)

The Dower Report (1945)