13-623: The Countryside Agency was a statutory body set up in England in 1999 with the task of improving the quality of the rural environment and the lives of those living in it. The agency was dissolved in 2006 and its functions dispersed among other bodies. The agency was formed by merging the Countryside Commission and the Rural Development Commission. Its powers were inherited from those bodies. The agency
26-743: A consistent approach to nature conservation throughout the United Kingdom and towards fulfilling its international obligations. The agency ceased to exist in October 2006 following a review by Lord Haskins , enacted in the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 . It was integrated with parts of both the Rural Development Service and the Countryside Agency from 1 October 2006, to form
39-468: A review by Christopher Haskins of several Government organisations involved in rural policy and delivery, the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 dissolved the agency. Those parts of the Countryside Agency charged with environmental activity were merged with English Nature and parts of the Rural Development Service to form Natural England . The socio-economic functions of
52-828: The Countryside Commission for England and Wales , then the Countryside Commission for England ) was a statutory body in England and Wales , and later in England only. Its forerunner, the National Parks Commission, was established in 1949 by the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 to co-ordinate government activity in relation to National Parks . This body became the Countryside Commission for England and Wales in 1968, when its duties were expanded to cover
65-653: The South Downs National Park . In 2004, the Agency partnered with the Countryside Council for Wales to introduce The Countryside Code, an updated version of The Country Code . The Agency inherited a project to create Millennium Greens , and 245 out of the 250 planned were created by the end of the project, just after 2000. Minimal government responsibility for these greens was then passed to Natural England on its creation. Following
78-693: The English part of the NCC became. The Countryside Commission ceased to exist in 1999 when it was merged with the Rural Development Commission to form the Countryside Agency . This has in turn evolved into Natural England , partly by eventual merger with English Nature. This article about an organisation in the United Kingdom is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . English Nature English Nature
91-558: The Rural Development Commission had already transferred to the Regional Development Agencies in 1999 (they were in their turn replaced by local enterprise partnerships in 2012). The remaining parts of the Countryside Agency, largely research and policy functions, became the Commission for Rural Communities which was abolished in 2013. Countryside Commission The Countryside Commission (formally
104-585: The countryside as a whole in England and Wales (a separate Countryside Commission for Scotland covered Scotland ). In 1991 the Welsh part of the organisation was split off and amalgamated with the equivalent part of the Nature Conservancy Council (NCC) to become the Countryside Council for Wales . The rest of the organisation became the Countryside Commission for England – for the moment it remained separate from English Nature , as
117-409: The natural beauty of the landscape, promote rural economies and make the countryside more accessible to the public. The Countryside Agency had special responsibility for designating national parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty , defining heritage coasts , and establishing long-distance trails for walkers and riders. In 2003, it initiated the designation of England's newest national park,
130-659: Was a merger to form the Countryside Council for Wales . A much smaller body, the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC), supported all three agencies. The English functions of the Countryside Commission went to the newly formed Countryside Agency . English Nature worked closely with the JNCC and the equivalent bodies for Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland (the Northern Ireland Environment Agency ) to bring
143-677: Was based in Cheltenham with smaller offices in London and the regions. Total staff numbers were around 600. The Agency was a government-funded advisory and promotional body; it owned no land and managed no facilities. Its funding came from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) as an annual budget of around £100 million. The Countryside Agency worked with other bodies, such as local authorities, landowners and other public agencies, to provide grants and advice to conserve
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#1732765850870156-569: Was established by the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 to cover nature conservation issues across the whole of Great Britain . The NCC was split into four by the Environmental Protection Act 1990 —its English duties being given to English Nature. In Scotland, its functions were merged with those of the Countryside Commission for Scotland to form Scottish Natural Heritage , and similarly in Wales there
169-472: Was the United Kingdom government agency that promoted the conservation of wildlife , geology and wild places throughout England between 1990 and 2006. It was a non-departmental public body funded by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and gave statutory advice, grants and issued licences. The Nature Conservancy Council (NCC) (formerly the Nature Conservancy)
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