Landscapes character assessment (LCA)
West Suffolk Landscape Character Assessment
Landscape character assessment is used to identigy the special character that gives a landscape its sense of place. Through this understanding the assessment helps inform planning and management of future change.
Landscape character assessment recognises that all landscaptes matter, not just those that are designated.
The West Suffolk Landscape Character Assessment provides a detailed understanding of the landscape across the district. It explains the past actions and events that have helped shape the landscape we see today and identifies 25 unique landscape character areas in West Suffolk. Separate reports, for each of these landscape character areas, describe and map their distinctive landscape character and sensitivities, noting their key features (see below).
- West Suffolk Landscape Character Area main report
- Individual landscape character area reports:
- A1 Upper Stour Valley
- A2 Central Stour Valley
- A3 Upper Glem Valley
- A4 Lark Valley
- A5 Kennett Valley
- A6 Upper Little Ouse Valley
- A7 Lower Little Ouse Valley
- A8 Black Bourn Valley
- B1 Haverhill Farmlands
- B2 Sowley Green Plateau Farmlands
- B3 Horringer Farmlands
- C1 Chilton Stream Farmlands
- C2 Glem and Wickhambrook Farmlands
- D1 Bradfield Rolling Farmlands
- E1 Barrow Chalk Hills
- F1 Great Barton Estate Farmlands
- G1 Newmarket and Fordham Chalklands
- H1 Cavenham-Risby Sandlands Fringe
- H2 Elveden Estate Sandlands
- H3 RAF Honington Sandlands Fringe
- H4 Euston Estate Sandlands
- I1 Sedge Fen
- J1 Lakenheath and Mildenhall Fen Edge
- K1 Stanton Clay Farmlands