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The Warwickshire Landscapes Guidelines originally identified Enhancement Zones considered to be strategic priorities for landscape conservation and enhancement. In the light of new information, including the regional character area mapping of the Midlands, the Habitat Biodiversity Audit (HBA) and Connectivity/Opportunity Mapping, the emerging GI Strategy may be recommending that these Enhancement Zones be re-assessed in order to identify key priorities for conservation and enhancement. In particular:

1. areas in which the primary aim should be landscape conservation;
2. areas in which the primary aim should be landscape enhancement; and
3. areas in which the aim should be a roughly equal prescription of landscape conservation and enhancement.

An integrated and partnership approach will be required and the National Trust would like to be involved in this process. This will be particularly important in relation to planning for sustainable landscapes in and around the urban fringe, major growth areas and transport infrastructure projects, including HS2.