Forces for Change: Borough-Wide

The Test Valley Borough landscape has changed over time in response to changing economic and social conditions and will continue to change in the future, due to a number of forces. The challenge will be to understand and then manage and direct them to the benefit of the local landscape character.

The main forces for change are considered under 9 main headings:

Climatic

Agriculture and Land Management

Built Development

Traffic and Transport

Recreation and Tourism

Telecommunications

Wind Farms

Minerals and Waste Management

Military

Finally the section is concluded with a summary of recorded community perceptions of the Test Valley landscape and the effect of present and future change.