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Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage Site

Landscapes of Hadrian’s Wall 

Hadrian’s Wall Interpretation Framework

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  • Overview and summary
  • The north-west frontier of the Roman Empire
  • The natural and cultural landscape of Hadrian’s Wall
  • The north-west frontier of the Roman Empire – Public engagement appendices
  • The natural and cultural landscape of Hadrian’s Wall – Appendices

Hadrian’s Wall Marketing and Business

Key Legislation, Policy, and Guidance

Legal Protection of the Monument

The Planning System

  • Development, including those affecting the World Heritage Site and its setting, is controlled in England by the 1990 Town and Country Planning Act
  • The National Planning Policy Framework sets out the UK government’s planning policies for England and how these are expected to be applied. This includes those developments affecting the World Heritage Site and those elements of the frontier not currently protected as Scheduled Monuments
  • Further guidance on conserving and enhancing the historic environment is provided by planning practice guidance

UK Government Policy

  • More generally, the UK Government’s policy on identifying, protecting, conserving and investigating ancient monuments

Historic England Guidance

Previous Hadrian’s Wall Management Plans

World Heritage Site Maps

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