Bowling greens

Screen

Stages

• Backlog
• Screen
• Research

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These are the questions we answer during the Screen stage.

Answering them wil help us learn more about the Bowling greens consideration, determine if a data standard is required and whether we know enough to move on to the next stage.

• What is the 'Bowling greens' consideration?

  Bowling greens are spaces where people are able to play bowls.

• Is there legislation that defines 'Bowling greens'?

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

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• Which organisations do we think should publish the data?

• Is the Bowling greens a trigger?

  Yes

  • What needs to be done because Bowling greens has acted as the trigger?

    As bowling greens are designated as Local Green Space, an assessment to justify the loss is likely to be required.

• Is the Bowling greens something to consult during plan making?

  Yes

  • Provide information about when Bowling greens is used during plan making

    When plan making and planning for growth, the presence of existing bowling greens would need to be considered, as these have a level of protection, and therefore would require mitigation if developed. When identifying infrastructure to support local plan growth, Sport England standards are likely to be used to identify the required provision to meet future demand.

• Is there any Bowling greens data already available?

  Yes

  • What Bowling greens data is currently available?

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      • url: https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/products/os-open-greenspace#overview
      • name: OS Open Greenspace
      • fields: id;function;distinctiveName1;distinctiveName2;distinctiveName3;distinctiveName4;geometry
      • licence: OpenData - Open Government Licence
      • coverage: National
      • publisher: Ordnance Survey
      • attribution: n/a
      • metadata_url: https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/documents/product-support/tech-spec/os-open-greenspace-technical-specification.pdf

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

  Yes - this data is open through Ordnance Survey. It is unknown at this stage who the authoritative source for the data might be, but OS publish national data openly.

• Will a data standard be required?

  No