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Planning considerations backlog

This is the list of planning considerations on the backlog.

What is a planning consideration?

A planning consideration is something specific to an area that may impact the outcome of a planning decision.

For example, a national planning policy impacts what can be built across the whole of England, and a conservation area restricts what can be developed in that area.


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Abandoned mines Backlog constraint development risk 2025-01-28 02:10 PM
Agricultural land classification On the platform local plan constraint environmental policies map 2024-12-02 03:49 PM
Aircraft noise Backlog constraint 2025-01-28 02:10 PM
Ancient and veteran trees
  • Veteran trees
Backlog Paused footnote 7 local plan constraint environmental policies map licensing restriction 2025-06-05 07:28 AM
Ancient woodlands On the platform footnote 7 local plan environmental constraint policies map 2025-03-19 04:19 PM
Archaeological remains Research heritage constraint 2024-08-09 12:00 AM
Area of archaeological importance Backlog local plan heritage constraint policies map 2025-06-10 06:56 AM
Article 4 Directions On the platform odp constraint pdr policies map 2024-07-30 12:00 AM
Assets of community value
  • ACV
Co-design local land charge community constraint 2025-02-09 06:34 PM
Authorised landfill sites Backlog constraint development risk 2025-01-28 02:14 PM
Battlefields On the platform constraint heritage footnote 7 2025-04-24 01:48 PM
Best and most versatile agricultural land Backlog local plan constraint environmental 2025-01-28 02:15 PM
Bgs mining hazards (not including coal) Backlog constraint development risk 2025-01-28 02:16 PM
Bgs soil chemistry for environmental assessments Backlog constraint development risk 2025-01-28 02:16 PM
Biosphere reserves Backlog constraint environmental 2025-01-28 02:22 PM
Britpits mines & quarries Backlog constraint development risk 2025-01-28 02:23 PM
Building preservation notices On the platform heritage constraint 2025-04-24 01:42 PM
Cemetery Co-design local plan constraint amenity 2024-09-26 09:48 AM
Coal authority managed tips Research constraint development risk 2024-11-11 07:26 AM
Coal authority risk area
  • Development risk and coal resource areas
Backlog constraint development risk 2025-01-28 02:25 PM
Coalfield Backlog constraint development risk 2025-01-28 02:26 PM
Coastal change management areas Backlog constraint development risk 2025-01-28 02:27 PM
Coastal erosion risk Backlog environmental constraint development risk footnote 7 policies map 2025-04-24 01:29 PM
Coastal storm surge flood risk areas Backlog constraint environmental 2025-01-28 02:27 PM
Common land and village greens
  • Commons and Village greens
  • Registered village greens
  • Town and village greens
Backlog constraint landscape environmental 2025-01-28 02:28 PM
Conservation areas On the platform footnote 7 local land charge local plan odp policies map constraint heritage 2025-05-23 08:36 AM
Conservation convenant Backlog local land charge constraint bng 2025-01-28 04:04 PM
Contaminated land
  • Special Sites
Backlog local plan constraint opportunity environmental 2025-01-28 04:05 PM
Control of major accident and hazard sites
  • COMAH
Backlog constraint development risk 2025-01-28 04:05 PM
Country parks Backlog local plan leisure constraint landscape 2025-01-28 04:05 PM
Critical drainage areas Backlog local plan constraint environmental 2025-01-28 04:07 PM
Designated open space Backlog local plan constraint landscape 2025-01-28 04:08 PM
Drinking water safeguard zone
  • Drinking Water Groundwater Safeguard Zones (SgZs) are established around public water supplies where additional pollution control measures are needed.
Backlog controlled waters constraint environmental 2025-01-28 04:12 PM
Essex wildlife trust reserves Backlog constraint environmental 2025-01-28 04:16 PM
Existing railway network Backlog connectivity local plan constraint nist infrastructure 2025-01-28 04:16 PM
Fast food exclusion zone Backlog local plan constraint 2025-01-28 04:18 PM
Flood risk area Backlog constraint local plan environmental 2025-01-28 04:19 PM
Flood risk zones On the platform local plan constraint policies map environmental 2025-04-08 09:23 AM
Flood risk zones 3b Screen constraint environmental footnote 7 local plan policies map 2025-06-03 03:11 PM
Flood storage areas
  • flood storage area
Test and iterate constraint environmental 2024-09-03 02:34 PM
Gas pipeline Backlog local land charge infrastructure constraint development risk 2025-01-28 04:20 PM
Gas pipeline zones Backlog infrastructure constraint development risk 2025-01-28 04:20 PM
Great crested newt risk zones Backlog constraint environmental 2025-01-28 04:21 PM
Greater london archaeological priority areas Co-design heritage constraint local plan policies map 2025-02-11 12:23 PM
Greenbelt
  • Green belt
On the platform local plan policies map landscape footnote 7 constraint 2025-05-14 07:00 AM
Green corridors Backlog environmental amenity constraint local plan policies map 2025-01-28 04:22 PM
Green space Backlog local plan constraint amenity 2025-05-14 08:20 AM
Groundwater source protection zones
  • Source protection zones
Backlog constraint environmental controlled waters 2025-01-28 04:23 PM
Groundwater vulnerability Backlog constraint environmental controlled waters 2025-01-28 04:23 PM
Habitat networks Backlog constraint bng environmental 2025-01-28 04:24 PM
Hazardous substance contravention notice Backlog constraint development risk data 2025-01-28 04:24 PM
Health and safety executive consultation zones
  • Safety hazard areas
Screen development risk constraint policies map 2025-04-24 01:02 PM
Heritage action zone Backlog local plan heritage constraint 2025-01-28 04:25 PM
Heritage assets of archaeological interest Backlog heritage constraint local plan policies map 2025-01-28 04:25 PM
Heritage at risk On the platform local plan heritage constraint 2025-07-07 09:48 AM
Heritage coast
  • Protected sites
On the platform constraint landscape local plan footnote 7 policies map environmental heritage 2025-04-24 12:56 PM
Historical mineral planning permissions Backlog constraint development risk environmental 2025-01-28 04:27 PM
Historic environment record Backlog heritage constraint 2025-01-28 04:27 PM
Historic landfill Co-design Paused licensing restriction development risk constraint environmental 2024-09-03 03:54 PM
Historic parks and gardens On the platform constraint heritage footnote 7 local plan policies map 2025-04-17 09:38 AM
Historic stone quarry Backlog constraint development risk 2025-01-28 04:27 PM
Hs2 safeguarded area Backlog local plan constraint safeguarded land policies map 2025-01-28 04:28 PM
Important bird areas Research Paused licensing restriction constraint environmental 2024-09-03 02:38 PM
Irreplaceable habitats Backlog local plan constraint environmental bng footnote 7 policies map 2025-01-28 04:30 PM
Land required for public purpose Backlog constraint safeguarded land 2025-01-28 04:32 PM
Land to be acquired for roadworks Backlog constraint safeguarded land 2025-01-28 04:32 PM
Listed building outlines On the platform local land charge local plan policies map constraint heritage footnote 7 2025-05-14 07:00 AM
Local flood data Screen local plan constraint environmental 2024-09-26 04:06 PM
Local geological site Backlog constraint environmental local plan policies map 2025-04-24 11:26 AM
Local green space Backlog local plan policies map footnote 7 constraint amenity landscape community 2025-01-28 04:34 PM
Local heritage assets
  • Non designated and locally listed historic assets
  • Locally listed areas
Backlog constraint heritage footnote 7 local plan policies map 2025-01-28 04:34 PM
Local landscape area
  • Historic (non-designated) rural landscape/local landscape area
Backlog local plan constraint landscape policies map 2025-01-28 04:35 PM
Locally listed buildings
  • local heritage assets
  • local lists
  • local heritage
  • local heritage list sites
On the platform local plan policies map constraint heritage footnote 7 2025-04-16 08:52 AM
Locally significant industrial sites (lsis) Backlog local plan policies map constraint 2025-01-28 04:35 PM
Local nature recovery strategy Backlog local plan environmental bng constraint 2025-01-28 04:36 PM
Local nature reserves
  • Protected sites
On the platform local plan policies map constraint environmental 2025-04-16 03:44 PM
Local wildlife sites
  • Protected sites
Backlog local plan constraint environmental 2025-01-28 04:36 PM
Marine conservation zones
  • Protected sites
Backlog constraint environmental 2025-01-28 04:37 PM
Metropolitan open land (london) Backlog footnote 7 local plan policies map constraint landscape 2025-01-28 04:37 PM
Mineral safeguarding areas Backlog local plan constraint safeguarded land 2025-01-28 04:41 PM
Minerals and waste plan Research local plan constraint safeguarded land 2025-01-29 03:15 PM
Mining and ground stability Screen constraint development risk 2025-04-24 11:21 AM
National forest inventory Co-design Paused constraint bng environmental 2024-09-03 02:27 PM
National landscapes
  • Protected sites
  • AONB
  • National Landscape
  • Areas of outstanding natural beauty
On the platform footnote 7 local plan constraint landscape policies map 2025-07-07 12:55 PM
National nature reserves On the platform local plan constraint environmental 2025-04-16 03:50 PM
National parks and the broads
  • Protected sites
On the platform local plan constraint landscape footnote 7 2025-04-24 11:00 AM
National trust land Backlog heritage constraint landscape 2025-01-28 04:43 PM
National trust land – always open Backlog heritage constraint landscape 2025-01-28 04:43 PM
Non designated heritage asset Backlog local plan policies map constraint heritage 2025-04-23 09:00 AM
Nuclear consultation zone
  • Nuclear safety zones
Backlog constraint development risk 2025-01-28 04:45 PM
Nuclear power stations Backlog infrastructure development risk constraint energy 2025-01-28 04:45 PM
Nutrient neutrality Backlog constraint environmental 2025-07-07 02:28 PM
Opencast coal prospecting areas Backlog local land charge constraint development risk 2025-01-28 04:46 PM
Pollinator corridors Backlog constraint environmental 2025-01-28 04:48 PM
Possible special areas of conservation
  • SAC
  • pSAC
Backlog bng environmental footnote 7 constraint 2025-06-03 09:52 AM
Potential special protection areas
  • SPA
  • pSPA
Backlog environmental bng footnote 7 constraint 2025-06-03 09:52 AM
Priority habitat inventory Backlog footnote 7 constraint environmental bng 2025-01-28 04:50 PM
Proposed ramsar sites
  • Protected sites
  • pRamsar
  • Ramsar
Backlog local plan constraint environmental bng footnote 7 2025-06-03 09:53 AM
Protected land
  • Protected sites
Backlog local land charge constraint 2025-01-28 04:51 PM
Protected rural landscapes
  • Historic rural landscapes
Backlog constraint landscape 2025-01-28 04:51 PM
Protected species Backlog constraint environmental bng 2025-01-28 04:52 PM
Protected views
  • Protected vistas
Backlog constraint landscape local plan policies map 2025-01-28 04:52 PM
Protected wreck sites On the platform heritage constraint footnote 7 2025-04-24 10:41 AM
Public parks and gardens Co-design local plan amenity leisure constraint 2024-12-03 08:19 AM
Public paths byways Backlog local land charge constraint connectivity infrastructure 2025-01-28 04:52 PM
Public rights of way (prow) Co-design infrastructure connectivity constraint local land charge 2025-04-24 10:38 AM
Public safety zone around airport Backlog constraint development risk 2025-01-28 04:53 PM
Railway tracks Backlog connectivity nist infrastructure constraint 2025-01-28 04:54 PM
Ramsar
  • Protected sites
On the platform footnote 7 local plan policies map constraint environmental 2025-05-23 01:15 PM
Regionally important geological site Backlog constraint environmental local plan policies map 2025-01-28 04:54 PM
Religious buildings Backlog local plan pdr constraint heritage 2024-09-26 04:15 PM
Religious grounds Co-design heritage amenity constraint landscape 2024-09-24 10:25 AM
Safeguarded land Screen local plan constraint safeguarded land 2025-04-24 10:22 AM
Safeguarded wharves Backlog local plan constraint safeguarded land 2025-01-28 04:56 PM
Safeguarding aerodromes, technical sites and military explosives storage areas
  • Safeguarded aerodromes
Backlog local plan safeguarded land constraint 2025-01-28 04:56 PM
Scheduled monuments
  • Ancient monuments
  • Scheduled Archaeological Sites
On the platform local land charge local plan policies map footnote 7 constraint heritage 2025-05-20 12:13 PM
Shellfish waters Backlog constraint environmental 2025-01-28 04:59 PM
Sites of importance for nature conservation
  • SINCs
Backlog local plan policies map constraint environmental bng 2025-01-28 04:59 PM
Sites of special scientific interest
  • Protected sites
  • SSSIs
Research local plan policies map constraint environmental bng footnote 7 2025-01-27 08:00 AM
Smoke control area
  • Smoke control order
Research Paused local land charge local plan licensing restriction constraint environmental 2024-09-26 04:18 PM
Special areas of conservation
  • Protected sites
On the platform constraint environmental bng footnote 7 local plan policies map 2025-04-28 02:59 PM
Special protection areas
  • Protected sites
On the platform footnote 7 environmental constraint bng local plan policies map 2025-04-28 01:15 PM
Special roadside verges Backlog constraint bng environmental 2025-01-28 05:03 PM
Strategic flood risk assessments Backlog local plan constraint environmental 2025-01-28 05:04 PM
Strategic industrial location (sil) Backlog local plan policies map constraint 2025-04-24 10:06 AM
Suitable alternative natural greenspace (sang) Backlog local plan policies map constraint environmental 2025-01-28 05:05 PM
Topography Backlog constraint 2025-01-28 05:06 PM
Traditional orchards
  • Historic Orchard Sites
Backlog constraint bng environmental 2025-01-28 05:07 PM
Tree preservation orders Co-design local land charge constraint environmental 2024-10-14 11:10 AM
Uk airport data Backlog policies map constraint connectivity 2025-01-28 05:07 PM
Village green status Backlog constraint landscape 2025-04-24 09:56 AM
Wildbelt designations Backlog local plan constraint environmental bng 2025-01-28 05:11 PM
World heritage sites On the platform local plan constraint heritage footnote 7 2025-04-24 10:15 AM

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