Planning consideration

Local planning authority

The planning department of the district or borough council

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• Design stage: On the platform
• Tags:
  • local plan
  • boundary

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• Github: Join the discussion
• Synonyms: No synonyms added
• Legislation: No legislation added
• Expected number of records: Unknown
• Frequency of updates: Unknown
• Useful links: No useful links added
• Technical specification: No specification added

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Related dataset

• Local planning authority:

  • View schema on Github

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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 'Local planning authority' data?

  Local planning authorities are the key providers for a number of datasets, and so understanding the extent of authorities was not an ask, but more of a pre-requisite.

• What is the driver for the request?

  Other

• Which 2024 focus area does the request support?

Screen

• What is the 'Local planning authority' consideration?

  A local planning authority (LPA) is a local government body that is responsible for planning functions in a particular area.

• Is there legislation that defines 'Local planning authority'?

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

• Which organisations do we think should publish the data?

• Is the Local planning authority a trigger?

• Is the Local planning authority something to consult during plan making?

• Is there any Local planning authority data already available?

  Yes

  • What Local planning authority data is currently available?

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

  Yes, a dataset has been identified which already provides national data for local planning authority boundaries.

• Will a data standard be required?

  No

Research

• Do we understand the lifecycle of a Local planning authority?

• 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?

• Who are the statutory consultees for Local planning authority?

• Other than the statutory consultees who are the primary users of Local planning authority? How do we expect them to use Local planning authority?

• What are the planning needs for this data?

• Who are the types of users who might benefit from having access to Local planning authority data?

• What are some potential uses of Local planning authority data?

• What's the value of adding Local planning authority data to the platform?

• From what we have learnt so far are there any risks to making Local planning authority data available?

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2 updates

• Colm Britton (31 January 2025)

  We have opened up a discussion thread to discuss and capture details about the different roles authorities assume.

• 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.

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Last updated: 2025-04-07 15:00:20