Kent's landscape assessment

The Kent Landscape Assessment is a landscape character study that draws together existing landscape character assessments of the county.

It has been used to develop character-based strategies that will ensure the continued distinctiveness of our landscape.

The Kent landscape assessment can be used in a variety of forward planning strategies, in land management schemes and in planning control. The objective is to make sure that decisions on the rural landscape are backed up by a robust and widely accepted assessment of the landscape character.

The Kent landscape assessment offers a broad-brush, strategic approach. The main rational behind its development, is the undertaking of detailed local studies to assess site specific proposals.

Furthermore, local landscape assessments can be undertaken at a district scale or for specific sites and areas. These can focus on a greater level of detail and therefore can give more targeted information.

Read the Kent Landscape Assessment (PDF, 10mb).

Other guidance on landscape character is available in Village and Parish Design Statements and within Areas of Outstanding Beauty, in Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty design guides.