Built up areas
Screen
These are the questions we answer during the Screen stage.
Answering them wil help us learn more about the Built up areas consideration, determine if a data standard is required and whether we know enough to move on to the next stage.
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What is the 'Built up areas' consideration?
Built-up areas (BUAs) are a geography based on the physical built environment, using Ordnance Survey topographic data to recognise developed land, such as cities, towns, and villages. This allows economic and social statistics to be investigated based on actual settlements where most people live.
BUAs are classified by population size as minor, small, medium, large or major, and characteristics are explored using Census 2021 data.
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Is there legislation that defines 'Built up areas'?
No
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Who, in law, is responsible for the planning consideration or makes decisions about 'Built up areas'?
ONS
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Which organisations do we think should publish the data?
- Office for National Statistics
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Is the Built up areas a trigger?
No
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Is the Built up areas something to consult during plan making?
No
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Is there any Built up areas data already available?
Yes
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What Built up areas data is currently available?
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Item 1
- fields
- licence
- coverage
- publisher
- attribution
- ALL DATA LINKS ARE DEAD
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Item 2
- name
- Built Up Areas (2024) Boundaries EW BGG
- fields
- OBJECTID;gsscode;BUA24CD;BUA24NM;BUA24NMW;geometry_a;areahectar;Shape_Area;Shape_Length
- licence
- OGL
- coverage
- National
- publisher
- ONS
- attribution
- Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0 Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2024
- metadata_url
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Item 3
- name
- OS Open Built Up Areas
- fields
- licence
- OGL
- coverage
- National
- publisher
- OS
- attribution
- Contains OS data © Crown Copyright and database rights (2022)
- metadata_url
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Do we think the data should come from a single source?
ONS
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Will a data standard be required?
No