Cornwall AONB Partnership and Executive Board

The Cornwall AONB is governed by a Partnership of 20 organisations, with each member organisation signed up to a Partnership Agreement (Memorandum of Understanding). The main role of the Partnership is to collaboratively deliver the AONB Management Plan and it meets to implement this framework.

It also has an advisory role, providing advice to Cornwall Council and other organisations on issues such as planning and project development.

Cornwall AONB Partnership and Executive Board

Executive Board & Governance

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The CNL Team

The Partnership is supported by the Cornwall AONB, a small team of proactive officers and volunteers. The team enables and coordinates the delivery of the Management Plan. It seeks to deliver the aims, policies and objectives and monitors and reports on the established key performance indicators.

Funding partner:

Defra is the key majority funder for the Cornwall AONB team which is hosted by Cornwall Council, who also part-fund the AONB along with the National Trust. The team is subject to additional delivery programmes as directed by government.

Our funding partners

The Cornwall AONB Executive Board are a small core group of funding partners and representatives who meet to discuss staffing, budgets and delivery.

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Core functions of the AONB team

Developing, reviewing, preparing and publishing
Developing, reviewing, preparing and publishing the AONB vision and the CRoW Act AONB Management Plan (Countryside & Rights of Way Act 2000)
Developing
Developing an involvement by the community in the management of the AONB
Monitoring
Monitoring AONB landscape condition
Promoting
Promoting the AONB vision and management plan to help distinguish the special qualities of the AONB
Monitoring and reporting
Monitoring and reporting on progress against AONB Management Plan targets
Co-ordinate
Providing a management role to co-ordinate AONB protection through the actions of the AONB unit, the AONB partnership and other partners at a local and strategic level
Resources
Accessing resources for management activities
Consultation
As a Non-Statutory Consultee, providing response letters to planning applications in the AONB, upholding the primary purpose and management plan policies, aims and objectives
Advise
Advising upon, facilitating and co-ordinating implementation by others of the Management Plan
Advising Local Authorities
Advising Local Authorities on their activities within AONBs, to encourage them to go beyond normal levels of service (attain the highest possible standards) in countryside management
Contributing
Working with and contributing to the National Association of AONBs’ activities, sharing advice and best practice nationally and regionally