Local nature reserves
A protected area of land designated by a local authority because of its special natural interest or educational value
- Design stage
- On the platform
- Github
- Join the discussion
- Synonyms
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- Protected sites
- Expected number of records
- 2,606
- Frequency of updates
- Ad hoc
- Technical specification
- No specification added
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
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Who asked for 'Local nature reserves' data?
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What is the driver for the request?
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Which 2024 focus area does the request support?
Screen
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What is the 'Local nature reserves' consideration?
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Is there legislation that defines 'Local nature reserves'?
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Who, in law, is responsible for the planning consideration or makes decisions about 'Local nature reserves'?
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Which organisations do we think should publish the data?
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Is the Local nature reserves a trigger?
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Is the Local nature reserves something to consult during plan making?
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Is there any Local nature reserves data already available?
Yes
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What Local nature reserves data is currently available?
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Item 1
- url
- https://naturalengland-defra.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/Defra::local-nature-reserves-england/about
- name
- Local Nature Reserves (England)
- fields
- LNR_NAME;LNR_AREA;EASTING;NORTHING;LATITUDE;LONGITUDE;REFERENCE;STATUS;GID;AREA;EASTING0;NORTHING0;GIS_DATE;VERSION;Shape_Area;Shape_Length
- licence
- Open Government Licence
- coverage
- National
- publisher
- Natural England
- attribution
- © Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right [year]. NB This national dataset is “indicative” not “definitive”. Definitive information can only be provided by individual local authorities and you should refer directly to their information for all purposes that require the most up to date and complete dataset. Attribution statement: © Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right [year].
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Do we think the data should come from a single source?
Yes, this data is available nationally from one source.
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Will a data standard be required?
No
Research
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Do we understand the lifecycle of a Local nature reserves?
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Do we understand how the data is created/produced?
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Where will or should the data be used?
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What other planning considerations does it interact with?
- Local plans - LNRs are referenced a number of times in local plans, so we think that this consideration feeds into the process of creating a local plan.
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Who are the statutory consultees for Local nature reserves?
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Other than the statutory consultees who are the primary users of Local nature reserves? How do we expect them to use Local nature reserves?
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What are the planning needs for this data?
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Who are the types of users who might benefit from having access to Local nature reserves data?
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What are some potential uses of Local nature reserves data?
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What's the value of adding Local nature reserves data to the platform?
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From what we have learnt so far are there any risks to making Local nature reserves data available?
2 updates
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Kieran Wint (04 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.
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Kieran Wint (03 September 2024)
As per the published dataset by Natural England on data.gov.uk, the frequency with which this dataset is updated is ad hoc.
Last updated: 2025-04-16 15:44:05