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Planning consideration

Country parks

Areas of countryside set aside for public recreation

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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 'Country parks' data?

  • What is the driver for the request?

  • Which 2024 focus area does the request support?

Screen

  • What is the 'Country parks' consideration?

  • Is there legislation that defines 'Country parks'?

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

  • Which organisations do we think should publish the data?

  • Is the Country parks a trigger?

  • Is the Country parks something to consult during plan making?

  • Is there any Country parks data already available?

    Yes

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

  • Will a data standard be required?

Research

  • Do we understand the lifecycle of a Country parks?

    No

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

    N/A

  • Where will or should the data be used?

    N/A

  • N/A

  • Who are the statutory consultees for Country parks?

    N/A

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

    N/A

  • What are the planning needs for this data?

    Country Parks are public green spaces often at the edge of urban areas which provide places to enjoy the outdoors and experience nature in an informal semi-rural park setting. Most are owned and managed by Local Authorities.

    Many Country Parks were designated in the 1970s by the then Countryside Commission, under the Countryside Act 1968, however, recently Country Parks have been created under a less formal arrangement and Natural England is working with partners to encourage a renaissance and accreditation of parks which meet certain criteria.

    Country Parks no longer seem to be a universally adopted designation in planning terms, and therefore having this dataset on the platform may become confusing. (e.g. where a park was originally designated as a Country Park, but now falls under a different designation, or where the designation is no longer used by LPAs).

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

    N/A

  • What are some potential uses of Country parks data?

    N/A

  • What's the value of adding Country parks data to the platform?

    N/A

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

    N/A

2 updates

  • Claire Miller (26 September 2024)

    As per some research we did, summarised in this blog on an analysis of local plans and local area requirements, we're confident that this consideration acts as an INPUT to the process of creating a local plan.

  • Claire Miller (27 June 2024)

    Designations in the 1970s don't seem to have been retained by all LPAs, and therefore we will consider this dataset within an overarching designated open space/green infrastructure dataset.

Last updated: 2025-01-28 16:05:51