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Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Cotswolds National Landscape Board

In principle, the Cotswolds National Landscape (CNL) Board agrees with the approach laid out in Draft Policy Direction 27.
The approach laid out is consistent with Policy CE7 (Historic Environment) of the CNL Management Plan.56
However, in the context of the CNL, we consider that reference should be made to the fact that:
•cultural heritage (including heritage assets / the historic environment) is one of the factors that contributes to the natural beauty of the CNL;57
•the ‘special qualities’ of the CNL include:58
o significant archaeological, prehistoric and historic associations dating back 6,000 years, including Neolithic stone monuments, ancient drove roads, Iron Age forts, Roman villas, ridge and furrow fields, medieval wool churches and country estates and parks;
o a vibrant heritage of cultural associations, including the Arts and Crafts movement of the 19th and 20th centuries, famous composers and authors and traditional events such as the Cotswolds Olimpicks, cheese rolling and woolsack races.
In particular, we recommend that the list of heritage assets at the end of the Draft Policy Direction should include the following, additional bullet point:
•heritage assets that contribute to the ‘special qualities’ of the Cotswolds National Landscape.