Management Plan

The Management Plan is the single most important document for Chichester Harbour. It sets out an agreed partnership framework for the management of the area. The 28.2 square miles of landscape has a delicate balance of interests, from internationally important habitats and species to a long and proud history of sailing and boat building.

As a protected landscape, there is a duty to prepare a Management Plan for Chichester Harbour National Landscape every 5 years. Although this is a joint statutory requirement of the four neighbouring Local Authorities, of Hampshire County Council, West Sussex County Council, Chichester District Council and Havant Borough Council, Chichester Harbour Conservancy, as the Delivery Partner for the National Landscape Joint Advisory Committee, has overseen the preparation of each Plan, which is now in its 4^th Review.