SPPS Strategic Planning Policy Statement Edition 2 (December 2025)·Page 80·6.186
Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs)
AONBs are designated for their high landscape quality, wildlife importance and rich cultural and architectural heritage under the NCALO 1985.
Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs) are designated by the Department primarily for their high landscape quality, wildlife importance and rich cultural and architectural heritage under the Nature Conservation and Amenity Lands (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 (NCALO).
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