Plans to conserve and enhance the Suffolk & Essex Coast & Heaths National Landscape over the next five years have been announced with the launch of a new Management Plan for the area.  

The plan, which will run until 2028, will guide decision making in the nationally important landscape and has been developed in partnership with environmental, commercial, agricultural, and community interests and follows a lengthy consultation process.

The new Management Plan is the first since the extension of the nationally designated landscape into Essex in 2020. The extension was made by an Order signed by the Secretary of State at the Department for Environment,  Farming and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).

The 2023-28 Management Plan is the culmination of public and Partnership consultations and sets out a new action plan for how the natural beauty and special qualities of the area will be conserved and enhanced.

It is packed full of information, data, stunning photography and lays out in detail the plans and objectives that will shape the future of the Suffolk & Essex Coast & Heaths National Landscape.

Over the next five years the National Landscape Partnership and team will strive for greater awareness and understanding to enhance this landscape by working with communities, individuals and businesses guided by the Plan’s vision. 

For more information on the Management Plan and to read the full document, visit https://coastandheaths-nl.org.uk/managing/management-plan.