Hampstead Heath Management Plan Part I – Towards a Plan for
the Heath
Towards a Plan for the Heath is the first step in a
three-stage process, which will form a new management plan for
Hampstead Heath. The plan will create a long-term vision for the
Heath and will be an important tool for the City of London in
successfully managing the Heath for the next 10-plus years.
The City of London produced the draft plan for the Heath with
the help of representatives of some of the local interest groups on
the Hampstead Heath Consultative Committee. Working with
specialists The Environment Council and Resources for Change it
subsequently sought the views of the wider community on the
vision and objectives, which make up Towards a Plan for the
Heath during a three-month consultation period, which
ended on 20 May 2007. There was a range of opportunities
for local people to share their vision and aspirations for the
Heath, including online and paper-based surveys, consultation
stalls, discussion groups and door-to-door surveys. In the light of
this consultation period the City of London made changes to the
draft plan.
The Towards a Plan for the Heath
document
If you would like to view the Towards a Plan for the
Heath document, the full management plan and a summary
management plan (for those who do not require the full level of
detail) are available to download below.
Download the management
plan (374kb)
Download the summary management plan
(1.2mb)
Appendix figure 1 : accessible open
space (1.3mb)
Appendix figure 2 : Sites of Importance for
Nature Conservation (2.37mb)
Appendix figure 3 : land use
1871 (289kb)
Appendix figure 4 : land use
2006 (291kb)
Appendix figure 5 : population
density (1.71mb)
Appendix figure 6 : Indices of Multiple
Deprivation (1.54mb)
Appendix figure 7 :
schools (2.22mb)
Appendix figure 8 : aerial
view (1.5mb)
Appendix figure 9 : veteran tree
survey (2.23mb)
Appendix figure 10 : hedgerows 1866 (319kb)
Appendix figure 11 : hedgerows
2006 (318kb)
Appendix figure 12 : management
framework (34kb)
Appendix figure 13 : planning policy
context (383kb)
Appendix figure 14 : historic features
Appendix figure 15 : 17th century
Heath (352kb)
Appendix figure 16 : 19th century
Heath (336kb)
Appendix figure 17 : land use
2006 (291kb)
Appendix figure 18 : broad habitat
types (305kb)
Appendix figure 19 : built
environment (365kb)
Appendix figure 20 : general public
use (2.84mb)
Appendix figure 21 : sports
areas (496kb)
The current management plan
The existing policies within the interim Hampstead Heath
Management Plan, 2006-08, will remain in force until Parts I and II
of the new management plan have been agreed. This interim plan
can be downloaded from the links below.
Download the interim Management Plan for
Hampstead Heath 2006-8 (900kb)
Download the annual works
programme (2.4mb)
Ongoing
consultation
The City of London sees consultation as a vital part of
effective management of the Heath, working closely with local
organisations which are represented on the Heath's Management and
Consultative Committees, and meeting regularly with the Heath and
Hampstead Society and English Heritage.
Ongoing dialogue with Heath users has reinforced the message
that people value the Heath and want it maintained broadly as it
is. The interim management plan reflects this and outlines how
active management is essential to maintain and enhance the nature
conservation, landscape and amenity interest of Hampstead
Heath.