Planning consideration

Golf courses

Large areas of grass specially designed for people to play golf on

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• Design stage: Co-design
• Tags:
  • local plan
  • amenity

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• Synonyms: No synonyms added
• Legislation: No legislation added
• Expected number of records: Unknown
• Frequency of updates: Every 6 months
• Useful links: No useful links added
• Technical specification: No specification added

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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

• Who asked for 'Golf courses' data?

  Identified by the Geospatial Commission as part of a national dataset to make data easier to find for the sector.

• What is the driver for the request?

  Other

• Which 2024 focus area does the request support?

  • Modern planning software

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• What is the 'Golf courses' consideration?

  A golf course is "a specially prepared area intended for playing golf." - OS Open Greenspace technical specification

• Is there legislation that defines 'Golf courses'?

  No

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

  There is nothing in law regarding golf courses, but they are generally privately owned parcels of land, so the owner would be responsible in this case.

• Which organisations do we think should publish the data?

  • Unknown

• Is the Golf courses a trigger?

  Yes

  • What needs to be done because Golf courses has acted as the trigger?

    As golf courses are usually designated as Local Green Space, greenbelt or Metropolitan Open Land (London), an assessment to justify the loss is likely to be required.

• Is the Golf courses something to consult during plan making?

  Yes

  • Provide information about when Golf courses is used during plan making

    When plan making and planning for growth, the presence of existing golf courses might be considered if a large site allocation is coming forwards. However, it is largely the designation of greenbelt or Metropolitan Open Land that would be considered.

• Is there any Golf courses data already available?

  Yes

  • What Golf courses data is currently available?

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      • url: https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/products/os-open-greenspace
      • 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, most likely OS

• Will a data standard be required?

  No

Research

• Do we understand the lifecycle of a Golf courses?

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

• Where will or should the data be used?

• What other planning considerations does it interact with?

• Who are the statutory consultees for Golf courses?

• Other than the statutory consultees who are the primary users of Golf courses? How do we expect them to use Golf courses?

• What are the planning needs for this data?

  Local Green Space is data that would be used to identify important green space for a local community and it is designation would limit development in specific areas. Golf courses support sports and leisure provision for the public, and therefore when planning for growth through local plan, sufficient provision would be required to be delivered.

• Who are the types of users who might benefit from having access to Golf courses data?

• What are some potential uses of Golf courses data?

• What's the value of adding Golf courses data to the platform?

• From what we have learnt so far are there any risks to making Golf courses data available?

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2 updates

• 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.

• Kieran Wint (05 September 2024)

  As per the product overview for the national dataset published by Ordnance Survey, the data for this consideration will be updated as part of OS Open Greenspace every six months.

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Last updated: 2024-09-26 16:02:41