Planning consideration

Bowling greens

Areas of very smooth, short grass on which the game of bowls or lawn bowling is played

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• Design stage: Co-design
• Tags:
  • leisure
  • amenity
  • infrastructure

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• Synonyms: No synonyms added
• Legislation: No legislation added
• Expected number of records: Unknown
• Frequency of updates: Every 6 months
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• Technical specification: No specification added

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Background information

Each planning consideration we work on passes through the stages of our design process, where we research and answer specific questions to help us collect more information.

Backlog

• Who asked for 'Bowling greens' data?

  Identified by the Geospatial Commission as a national dataset to make data easier to find for the sector.

• What is the driver for the request?

  Other

• Which 2024 focus area does the request support?

  • Modern planning software
  • Faster local plans

Screen

• What is the 'Bowling greens' consideration?

  Bowling greens are spaces where people are able to play bowls.

• Is there legislation that defines 'Bowling greens'?

• Who, in law, is responsible for the planning consideration or makes decisions about 'Bowling greens'?

  S

• Which organisations do we think should publish the data?

• Is the Bowling greens a trigger?

  Yes

  • What needs to be done because Bowling greens has acted as the trigger?

    As bowling greens are designated as Local Green Space, an assessment to justify the loss is likely to be required.

• Is the Bowling greens something to consult during plan making?

  Yes

  • Provide information about when Bowling greens is used during plan making

    When plan making and planning for growth, the presence of existing bowling greens would need to be considered, as these have a level of protection, and therefore would require mitigation if developed. When identifying infrastructure to support local plan growth, Sport England standards are likely to be used to identify the required provision to meet future demand.

• Is there any Bowling greens data already available?

  Yes

  • What Bowling greens data is currently available?

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      • url: https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/products/os-open-greenspace#overview
      • name: OS Open Greenspace
      • fields: id;function;distinctiveName1;distinctiveName2;distinctiveName3;distinctiveName4;geometry
      • licence: OpenData - Open Government Licence
      • coverage: National
      • publisher: Ordnance Survey
      • attribution: n/a
      • metadata_url: https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/documents/product-support/tech-spec/os-open-greenspace-technical-specification.pdf

• Do we think the data should come from a single source?

  Yes - this data is open through Ordnance Survey. It is unknown at this stage who the authoritative source for the data might be, but OS publish national data openly.

• Will a data standard be required?

  No

Research

• Do we understand the lifecycle of a Bowling greens?

• Do we understand how the data is created/produced?

• Where will or should the data be used?

• What other planning considerations does it interact with?

  Local Green Space

• Who are the statutory consultees for Bowling greens?

  Sport England

• Other than the statutory consultees who are the primary users of Bowling greens? How do we expect them to use Bowling greens?

• What are the planning needs for this data?

  Local Green Space is data that would be used to identify important green space for a local community and its designation would limit development in specific areas. Bowling Greens are a community facility and support sports and leisure provision for the public, and therefore when planning for growth through the local plan, sufficient provision would be required to be delivered.

• Who are the types of users who might benefit from having access to Bowling greens data?

• What are some potential uses of Bowling greens data?

• What's the value of adding Bowling greens data to the platform?

• From what we have learnt so far are there any risks to making Bowling greens data available?

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1 update

• Kieran Wint (05 September 2024)

  As per the product overview for the national dataset published by Ordnance Survey, the data for this consideration will be updated as part of OS Open Greenspace every six months.

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Last updated: 2024-09-05 10:57:28