LAEP straddles two LPAs and two NCAs:
- The Broads
- South Norfolk Council
- NCA 80: The Broads
- NCA 83: South Norfolk and High Suffolk Claylands
Local Planning Authorities (LPAs) and National Character Areas (NCAs)
LAEP is adjacent to seven LPAs and six NCAs:
- Breckland District Council
- Broadland District Council
- East Suffolk Council
- Great Yarmouth Borough Council
- Mid-Suffolk District Council
- North Norfolk District Council
- Norwich City Council
- NCA 78: Central North Norfolk
- NCA 79: North East Norfolk and Flegg
- NCA 82: Suffolk Coast and Heaths
- NCA 84: Mid Norfolk
- NCA 85: The Brecks
- NCA 86: South Suffolk and North Essex Claylands
Habitat connectivity
Designated a National Priority Focus Area by Natural England, the Langley Abbey Estate is strategically located to provide significant habitat connectivity and maximise nature recovery across the Broads and South Norfolk.
Located within an Environmentally Sensitive Area, a Biodiversity Enhancement Area, and a Sub-Regional Green Infrastructure Corridor, LAEP lies amongst a raft of other nationally and internationally designated sites, including:
Special Area of Conservation (SAC)
- The Broads
Special Protection Area (SPA)
- Breydon Water
- Broadland
Ramsar Site
- Breydon Water
- Broadland
National Nature Reserve (NNR)
- Mid-Yare
Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)
- Cantley Marshes
- Duncan’s Marsh, Claxton
- Hardley Flood
- Limpenhoe Meadows
- Poplar Farm Meadows, Langley
- Yare Broads and Marshes
Important Bird Area (IBA)
- Breydon Water
- Broadland
Important Invertebrate Area (IIA)
- The Broads
Important Plant Area (IPA)
- The Broads
County Wildlife Site (CWS)
- Duncan’s Marsh
- Hazelmere Hole
- The Thicks
Ancient Woodland Inventory
- Buckenham Wood
- Hazelmere Hole
- Strumpshaw Wood
- The Thicks
LAEP lies entirely within Natural England’s Habitat Network, spanning all four zones:
- Fragmentation Action Zone: Land that connects existing patches of primary habitats which are currently highly fragmented and where fragmentation could be reduced by habitat creation.
- Network Enhancement Zone 1: Land within close proximity to existing habitat components that are more likely to be suitable for habitat re-creation for the particular habitat.
- Network Enhancement Zone 2: Land within close proximity to existing habitat components that are unlikely to be suitable for habitat re-creation but where other types of habitats may be created.
- Network Expansion Zone: Land within relatively close proximity to Network Enhancement Zones 1 & 2 that are more likely to be suitable for habitat creation and locations for connecting and linking up nature networks across a landscape.
