Heritage coast

Heritage coasts are areas of coastline managed to conserve and enhance their natural beauty, facilitate appreciation by the public, and maintain and improve their environmental health. They are defined areas rather than designated and so establishing them does not require the statutory designation process, they are protected by planning through development control.

The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government in 2021, defines heritage coast as: 'Areas of undeveloped coastline which are managed to conserve their natural beauty and, where appropriate, to improve accessibility for visitors.’

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• Conservation.
• Designated sites.
• Heritage.
• Heritage asset
• National Planning Framework.
• National Planning Policy Framework.
• National Planning Practice Guidance.
• Outline planning permission.
• Planning legislation.
• Planning permission.