Unitary authority
Where county and district councils in ‘two-tier’ areas are replaced with a single tier of ‘unitary’ authorities responsible for all functions of county and district councils
- Design stage
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- Join the discussion
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- Expected number of records
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- Frequency of updates
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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
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Who asked for 'Unitary authority' 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 'Unitary authority' consideration?
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Is there legislation that defines 'Unitary authority'?
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Who, in law, is responsible for the planning consideration or makes decisions about 'Unitary authority'?
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Which organisations do we think should publish the data?
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Is the Unitary authority a trigger?
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Is the Unitary authority something to consult during plan making?
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Is there any Unitary authority data already available?
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Do we think the data should come from a single source?
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Will a data standard be required?
Research
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Do we understand the lifecycle of a Unitary authority?
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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?
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Who are the statutory consultees for Unitary authority?
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Other than the statutory consultees who are the primary users of Unitary authority? How do we expect them to use Unitary authority?
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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 Unitary authority data?
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What are some potential uses of Unitary authority data?
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What's the value of adding Unitary authority data to the platform?
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From what we have learnt so far are there any risks to making Unitary authority data available?
1 update
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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.
Last updated: 2025-01-28 17:07:55