Norfolk Coast Partnership
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Norfolk Coast Partnership
The Norfolk Coast Partnership manages the Norfolk Coast National Landscape (previously Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty).
We balance our legal obligation to conserve and enhance the natural beauty of the National Landscape with our non-statutory duty to meet the social and economic needs of the area. This means we manage the landscape sensitively, rather than protecting it from all change.
With the support of Natural England, our work is carried out on behalf of the four local authorities that share responsibility for the National Landscape: Norfolk County Council, North Norfolk District Council, King’s Lynn & West Norfolk Borough Council, and Great Yarmouth Borough Council. Our five-year management plan sets out guidance and targets for the protection of the area.
National Landscape
Norfolk Coast National Landscape (formerly known as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, or AONB) was first designated in 1968 and covers 453 km² of the Norfolk coastline.
The National Landscape is split into three main zones:
The western zone lies just north of King’s Lynn (taking in parts of the Sandringham Estate) and some of the south-eastern corner of the Wash.
The central zone runs from Old Hunstanton to Weybourne (this stretch is also protected under ‘North Norfolk Heritage Coast’ designation); then on to Bacton in the east, excluding the built-up areas of Sheringham, Cromer and Mundesley.
The eastern zone runs from Sea Palling to Winterton-on-Sea and includes Winterton Dunes.
