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Planning consideration

Potential special protection areas

Sites on which Government has initiated public consultation on the scientific case for designation as a Special Protection Area


Design stage
Backlog
Synonyms
  • SPA
  • pSPA
Legislation
Expected number of records
Unknown
Frequency of updates
Unknown
Useful links
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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

  • Who asked for 'Potential special protection areas' data?

  • What is the driver for the request?

  • Which 2024 focus area does the request support?

Screen

  • What is the 'Potential special protection areas' consideration?

  • Is there legislation that defines 'Potential special protection areas'?

  • Who, in law, is responsible for the planning consideration or makes decisions about 'Potential special protection areas'?

  • Which organisations do we think should publish the data?

  • Is the Potential special protection areas a trigger?

  • Is the Potential special protection areas something to consult during plan making?

  • Is there any Potential special protection areas data already available?

  • 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 Potential special protection areas?

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

  • Where will or should the data be used?

  • Who are the statutory consultees for Potential special protection areas?

  • Other than the statutory consultees who are the primary users of Potential special protection areas? How do we expect them to use Potential special protection areas?

  • What are the planning needs for this data?

  • Who are the types of users who might benefit from having access to Potential special protection areas data?

  • What are some potential uses of Potential special protection areas data?

  • What's the value of adding Potential special protection areas data to the platform?

  • From what we have learnt so far are there any risks to making Potential special protection areas data available?


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Last updated: 2025-06-03 09:52:59