The Partnership's Plan - Lake District National Park
The Partnership's Plan - Lake District National Park The Partnership's Plan - Lake District National Park
Why is the Plan different and what difference will it make? • This is the Partnership’s ‘joint business plan’. The partners, including the National Park Authority, have a vital role; we all own the The Plan and many of the actions in it. No other National Park has ever created a plan in this way. • Many organisations will cooperate to deliver comprehensive but realistic actions to achieve the Vision. This has not been done before – it will give us a more accurate picture of what is happening out there. • The range of key indicators of success will measure how the actions are making a difference. We will set targets – otherwise the Vision will not happen. A wider range of State of the Park indicators will provide information about what is changing. • The Plan includes links to the Local Development Framework that contains the policies to guide new development. • It includes information about current management and actions that would maintain the outstanding universal values of the Lake District World Heritage Site. For more information see Annex A. Is the Partnership’s plan more important than previous management plans? We believe it is. The Partnership’s Plan is essential if we are to deliver the Partnership’s aspirations and Vision. Our ambitions for a world class visitor experience and a World Heritage Site underline the Lake District’s international importance. We set our sights high but we also have further to fall. We must ensure the Lake District’s reputation is not undermined by unresolved challenges, missed opportunities or poor management. How does the Partnership’s Plan work? If you read the whole plan you will see a logical flow from the current situation to where we want to be, followed by action to get us there. • Part One looks at what is going on in the National Park now. • Part Two explains where we want to be in 20 years. It highlights aims for the next five years, which, if delivered, will help make the Vision a reality. • Part Three describes actions on the ground. Ultimately, the Partnership needs to know if the actions are making a difference and help us get where we want to be. • Part Four explains how we will find out if we are getting there. If you do not want to read the whole of ‘The Partnership’s Plan’, why not pick a topic in Part Three which interests you? But remember – topics do not work in isolation. They have only been placed in their sections as a ‘best fit’. The Partnership understands that everything relates to each other’s work - and ultimately the Vision for the National Park. 4
The Lake District National Park Partnership The Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) reviewed the role of English National Park Authorities in 2002. It said: ‘National Park Management Plans are Plans for National Parks, not just Park Authorities. All those with interests in a National Park should take account of the Management Plan’s vision of the area’. This means everyone with influence must get involved in shaping and delivering the Partnership’s Plan. All major decisions affecting the National Park need to refer to the Plan. Preparing the Partnership’s Plan is central to cementing the partnerships that will deliver the Plan’s Vision and objectives. Since the publication of the 2004 Management Plan for the Lake District National Park, partners and stakeholders have come to recognise that there was insufficient commitment to delivering the Vision in that plan or to National Park purposes. More was needed to bind our different agendas together. We needed a relationship between partners that allowed us to consider and reconcile conflicting positions and actions. In 2005 the National Park Authority brought people and organisations together to review the 2004 Management Plan and agree a new Vision for the National Park in 2030. This shared Vision has guided the creation of this plan. And out of this process we established the Lake District National Park Partnership. For more information see Annex B. The Partnership currently has 23 members, though this will evolve in the lifetime of this plan: Action with Communities in Cumbria Allerdale Borough Council Copeland Borough Council Country Land and Business Association Cumbria Association of Local Councils Cumbria County Council Cumbria Tourism Cumbria Vision Cumbria Wildlife Trust Eden District Council English Heritage Environment Agency Forestry Commission Friends of the Lake District Government Office North West Lake District National Park Authority National Farmers' Union National Trust Natural England North West Development Agency Royal Society for the Protection of Birds South Lakeland District Council United Utilities As this is ‘The Partnership’s Plan’, we use words such as ‘we’ and ‘our’ to mean the Partnership’s collective ambition, not just the sole view of the National Park Authority. 5
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Lake</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Park</strong> Partnership<br />
<strong>The</strong> Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) reviewed the role of English<br />
<strong>National</strong> <strong>Park</strong> Authorities in 2002. It said:<br />
‘<strong>National</strong> <strong>Park</strong> Management <strong>Plan</strong>s are <strong>Plan</strong>s for <strong>National</strong> <strong>Park</strong>s,<br />
not just <strong>Park</strong> Authorities. All those with interests in a <strong>National</strong><br />
<strong>Park</strong> should take account of the Management <strong>Plan</strong>’s vision of the<br />
area’.<br />
This means everyone with influence must get involved in shaping and delivering the<br />
Partnership’s <strong>Plan</strong>. All major decisions affecting the <strong>National</strong> <strong>Park</strong> need to refer to the <strong>Plan</strong>.<br />
Preparing the Partnership’s <strong>Plan</strong> is central to cementing the partnerships that will deliver the<br />
<strong>Plan</strong>’s Vision and objectives.<br />
Since the publication of the 2004 Management <strong>Plan</strong> for the <strong>Lake</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Park</strong>,<br />
partners and stakeholders have come to recognise that there was insufficient commitment to<br />
delivering the Vision in that plan or to <strong>National</strong> <strong>Park</strong> purposes. More was needed to bind our<br />
different agendas together. We needed a relationship between partners that allowed us to<br />
consider and reconcile conflicting positions and actions.<br />
In 2005 the <strong>National</strong> <strong>Park</strong> Authority brought people and organisations together to review the<br />
2004 Management <strong>Plan</strong> and agree a new Vision for the <strong>National</strong> <strong>Park</strong> in 2030. This shared<br />
Vision has guided the creation of this plan. And out of this process we established the <strong>Lake</strong><br />
<strong>District</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Park</strong> Partnership. For more information see Annex B.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Partnership currently has 23 members, though this will evolve in the lifetime of this plan:<br />
Action with Communities in Cumbria<br />
Allerdale Borough Council<br />
Copeland Borough Council<br />
Country Land and Business Association<br />
Cumbria Association of Local Councils<br />
Cumbria County Council<br />
Cumbria Tourism<br />
Cumbria Vision<br />
Cumbria Wildlife Trust<br />
Eden <strong>District</strong> Council<br />
English Heritage<br />
Environment Agency<br />
Forestry Commission<br />
Friends of the <strong>Lake</strong> <strong>District</strong><br />
Government Office North West<br />
<strong>Lake</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Park</strong> Authority<br />
<strong>National</strong> Farmers' Union<br />
<strong>National</strong> Trust<br />
Natural England<br />
North West Development Agency<br />
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds<br />
South <strong>Lake</strong>land <strong>District</strong> Council<br />
United Utilities<br />
As this is ‘<strong>The</strong> Partnership’s <strong>Plan</strong>’, we use words such as ‘we’ and ‘our’ to mean the<br />
Partnership’s collective ambition, not just the sole view of the <strong>National</strong> <strong>Park</strong> Authority.<br />
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