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Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Areas_of_Outstanding_Natural_Beauty_(AONB)
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:nature_reserve
landscape designation
gptkbp:administeredBy
gptkb:Natural_England
gptkb:Natural_Resources_Wales
gptkb:Northern_Ireland_Environment_Agency
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:designation_process
by government agencies
gptkbp:difference_from_National_Parks
AONBs have less planning control
gptkbp:established
1949
gptkbp:example
gptkb:Chilterns_AONB
gptkb:Cotswolds_AONB
gptkb:Causeway_Coast_AONB
gptkb:Cornwall_AONB
Gower AONB
gptkbp:fundedBy
government grants
gptkbp:governedBy
local authorities
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
gptkbp:legalBasis
gptkb:National_Parks_and_Access_to_the_Countryside_Act_1949
gptkbp:level
high landscape protection
gptkbp:management_plans_required
yes
gptkbp:number_in_England
34
gptkbp:number_in_Northern_Ireland
9
gptkbp:number_in_Wales
5
gptkbp:openToPublic
encouraged but not guaranteed
gptkbp:public_awareness
promoted through education and tourism
gptkbp:purpose
conserve and enhance natural beauty
gptkbp:reviewedBy
every 5 years
gptkbp:similarTo
National Parks
gptkbp:threats
climate change
development
agricultural change
gptkbp:total_area_covered
approximately 18% of countryside in England and Wales
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:National_Landscapes_(England_and_Wales)
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7